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Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2012 21:46:13 +0100
From: Andy Whitcroft <apw@canonical.com>
To: Tony Luck <tony.luck@intel.com>
Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: checkpatch should not complain about 'Suggested-by:'
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On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 10:26:29AM -0700, Tony Luck wrote:
> checkpatch just gave me:
> 
>    WARNING: Non-standard signature: Suggested-by:

Seems reasonable indeed.

> There are over 500 instances of 'Suggested-by:', and it seems
> to have some value in tracking history and awarding credit
> where it is due.
> 
> "Reported-and-tested-by:" is also in regular use, but not

I really wish we didn't have this habit ...
Reported-fixed-tested-reviewed-and-signed-off-by: isn't easy to deal
with :/.

> in the list of "standard" signatures.

Will poke.

Cheers.

-apw