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| author | Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk> | 2014-12-08 20:39:29 -0500 |
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| committer | Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk> | 2014-12-08 20:39:29 -0500 |
| commit | ba00410b8131b23edfb0e09f8b6dd26c8eb621fb (patch) | |
| tree | c08504e4d2fa51ac91cef544f336d0169806c49f /Documentation/SubmittingPatches | |
| parent | 8ce74dd6057832618957fc2cbd38fa959c3a0a6c (diff) | |
| parent | aa583096d9767892983332e7c1a984bd17e3cd39 (diff) | |
| download | net-ba00410b8131b23edfb0e09f8b6dd26c8eb621fb.tar.gz | |
Merge branch 'iov_iter' into for-next
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diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches index 482c74947de029..1fa1caa198eb2e 100644 --- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches +++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches @@ -483,12 +483,10 @@ have been included in the discussion 14) Using Reported-by:, Tested-by:, Reviewed-by:, Suggested-by: and Fixes: -If this patch fixes a problem reported by somebody else, consider adding a -Reported-by: tag to credit the reporter for their contribution. Please -note that this tag should not be added without the reporter's permission, -especially if the problem was not reported in a public forum. That said, -if we diligently credit our bug reporters, they will, hopefully, be -inspired to help us again in the future. +The Reported-by tag gives credit to people who find bugs and report them and it +hopefully inspires them to help us again in the future. Please note that if +the bug was reported in private, then ask for permission first before using the +Reported-by tag. A Tested-by: tag indicates that the patch has been successfully tested (in some environment) by the person named. This tag informs maintainers that |