From 2f993509a97ed210ed0ada9198d380885265fa0b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thorsten Leemhuis Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2022 15:39:40 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] docs: process/5.Posting.rst: clarify use of Reported-by: tag Bring the description on when to use the Reported-by: tag found in Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst more in line with the description in Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst: before this change the two were contradicting each other, as the latter is way more permissive and only states '[...] if the bug was reported in private, then ask for permission first before using the Reported-by tag.' Signed-off-by: Thorsten Leemhuis Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/2fc7162dfb76e04da5ea903c9c170d913e735dad.1664372256.git.linux@leemhuis.info Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet --- Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst b/Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst index 906235c..d87f1fe 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst @@ -256,8 +256,10 @@ The tags in common use are: - Cc: the named person received a copy of the patch and had the opportunity to comment on it. -Be careful in the addition of tags to your patches: only Cc: is appropriate -for addition without the explicit permission of the person named. +Be careful in the addition of tags to your patches, as only Cc: is appropriate +for addition without the explicit permission of the person named; using +Reported-by: is fine most of the time as well, but ask for permission if +the bug was reported in private. Sending the patch -- 2.7.4