Re: [GIT PULL] NFSD changes for v6.16

[Konstantin Ryabitsev <konstantin@linuxfoundation.org>]

On Wed, May 28, 2025 at 12:38:58PM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> Can you fix your kernel.org email sending setup so that you have a
> real name, not just your login name?
> 
> This is not your fault, btw. I think the kernel.org email sending
> documentation is actively misleading and wrong, with
> 
>     https://korg.docs.kernel.org/mail.html
> 
> and the 'getsmtppass' output saying that you should do things like
> 
>     from  = "[username]@kernel.org"
> 
> in your git config (or mutt settings), like you were some kind of bot
> that didn't have an actual name.
> 
> Konstantin, can we please get the kernel.org documentation and
> getsmtpass output fixed? We had somebody else who also ended up being
> nameless (Ingo, I think) due to following the documentation a bit too
> slavishly.

I've updated it to say:

    from = "Your Name <[username]@kernel.org>"

So, if you receive mail from a bunch of people called "Your Name", at least
you'll know that they are reading the documentation (and still following it a
bit too slavishly). :)

-K