Re: [PATCH] docs: arm: tcm: Fix typo in description of TCM and MMU usage

[Simon Horman <simon.horman@corigine.com>]

On Thu, Jun 09, 2022 at 11:27:51AM -0600, Jonathan Corbet wrote:
> Simon Horman <simon.horman@corigine.com> writes:
> 
> > On Thu, Jun 09, 2022 at 10:01:01AM -0600, Jonathan Corbet wrote:
> >> Simon Horman <simon.horman@corigine.com> writes:
> >> 
> >> > Correct a typo in the description of interaction between
> >> > the TCM and MMU.
> >> >
> >> > Found by inspection.
> >> >
> >> > Signed-off-by: Louis Peens <louis.peens@corigine.com>
> >> > Signed-off-by: Simon Horman <simon.horman@corigine.com>
> >> 
> >> Here too I have to ask: what does this signoff chain mean?  If two
> >> developers were needed for a single-character typo fix, then a
> >> Co-developed-by line is appropriate.  If you are forwarding a patch from
> >> Louis, then a From: line to get the authorship right is indicated ... ?
> >
> > The patch was created by me.
> >
> > Due to internal processes a release by a colleague is provided, that is the
> > purpose of Louis's sign off (overkill in this case, I agree).
> >
> > If Louis's sign-off is not necessary from your perspective then I'm happy
> > for you to drop it or for my to repost the patch without it.
> 
> So are you perhaps using it like a Reviewed-by?  If so, that's the tag
> that should be used.  But Signed-off-by has a well-defined meaning
> described by the DCO, and "release by a colleague" isn't in there, so
> I think that tag is not appropriate in this patch.

Thanks Jon,

I'll post a v2 without the tag in question.

Kind regards,
Simon