From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from smtp.kernel.org (aws-us-west-2-korg-mail-1.web.codeaurora.org [10.30.226.201]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.subspace.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A0DBD22F390; Tue, 10 Dec 2024 07:28:53 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; arc=none smtp.client-ip=10.30.226.201 ARC-Seal:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1733815734; cv=none; b=B0vujlizdByScJnC/4EqIEV7l8AV/dR4GyT2pK5w8rldbISGqdWIVeEzcX5dAXojGz7wmtS/IjPgGWQDHKFFA2zkkxYxrqk+KH6UwonYg7ftc72ruHPP/uTsG6XR9sleCykfyDIPWJmkSYtnEw13sTJRYwHnA6ZtxQvnFNTLG5Y= ARC-Message-Signature:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1733815734; c=relaxed/simple; bh=LQBUAeKV4zBlTROofCU8Rmb0/AzjCFUn9sm3rRbCHhs=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:Message-ID:References:MIME-Version: Content-Type:Content-Disposition:In-Reply-To; b=pcztJt+R04rbJMFmObRDT8v3rTsxqwCqKe9NVWAEbU9Vk6CrxwekzkxP//mOKGdMoA+eVj2fFbwD0JQiaOtnMFJXWTkyUX8JOJNq/Jcw+U+M2Y2DdIF288eX0ThXdGoy9dDpk6FBdK3MuqXkC8sQBfw8/CyOxbYFLBl5OXVBZtU= ARC-Authentication-Results:i=1; smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (1024-bit key) header.d=linuxfoundation.org header.i=@linuxfoundation.org header.b=z4pQ1yCr; arc=none smtp.client-ip=10.30.226.201 Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (1024-bit key) header.d=linuxfoundation.org header.i=@linuxfoundation.org header.b="z4pQ1yCr" Received: by smtp.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 125FFC4CED6; Tue, 10 Dec 2024 07:28:52 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=linuxfoundation.org; s=korg; t=1733815733; bh=LQBUAeKV4zBlTROofCU8Rmb0/AzjCFUn9sm3rRbCHhs=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:References:In-Reply-To:From; b=z4pQ1yCrdMhFGVsxCpA+aSmN87s1twdusI9zZoMLPeG/OTk9qLhFO8Eb1njBIJgPj hh9/9YDznD8nFb0VVWima7wkQLgDmXAupu0QPUNicy7oJkD/JiP97o7L75eXk34Scg U8VdQcJrNGFMzEpEy/omS7JiNiwth1SNBSVq+7ME= Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2024 08:28:12 +0100 From: Greg Kroah-Hartman To: nerdopolis Cc: linux-serial@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Jiri Slaby Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] ttynull: Add an option to allow ttynull to be used as a console device Message-ID: <2024121006-womb-outgoing-a4b6@gregkh> References: <20241129041549.778959-1-bluescreen_avenger@verizon.net> <2959951.SvYEEZNnvj@nerdopolis2> <2024120911-daylight-feminist-a1e1@gregkh> <2682057.tIAgqjz4sF@nerdopolis2> Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <2682057.tIAgqjz4sF@nerdopolis2> On Mon, Dec 09, 2024 at 09:56:01PM -0500, nerdopolis wrote: > On Monday, December 9, 2024 1:35:04 AM EST Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote: > > On Sun, Dec 08, 2024 at 09:16:28PM -0500, n3rdopolis wrote: > > > On Sunday, December 8, 2024 8:30:08 AM EST Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote: > > > > On Sun, Dec 08, 2024 at 12:25:12AM -0500, nerdopolis wrote: > > > > > On Saturday, December 7, 2024 1:50:50 AM EST Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote: > > > > > > On Fri, Dec 06, 2024 at 12:36:21PM -0500, n3rdopolis wrote: > > > > > > > On Wednesday, December 4, 2024 2:37:55 PM EST n3rdopolis wrote: > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, December 4, 2024 1:06:50 PM EST Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote: > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Dec 04, 2024 at 12:06:56PM -0500, n3rdopolis wrote: > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, December 4, 2024 10:41:44 AM EST Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Nov 28, 2024 at 11:15:48PM -0500, n3rdopolis wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Add a config option CONFIG_NULL_TTY_CONSOLE that will have ttynull be > > > > > > > > > > > > initialized by console_initcall() and selected as a possible console > > > > > > > > > > > > device. > > > > > > > > > > > > Signed-off-by: n3rdopolis > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Meta-comments, we need a blank line before the s-o-b line, AND we need a > > > > > > > > > > > real name here, sorry. I can't do anything with these (including > > > > > > > > > > > reviewing them), until that happens. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Oh, I thought that I didn't need a real name > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I found a recent thread that seems like it suggests that I thought > > > > > > > > > > https://lore.kernel.org/all/20241121165806.476008-40-alex.bennee@linaro.org/[1] > > > > > > > > > > https://drewdevault.com/2023/10/31/On-real-names.html[2] > > > > > > > > > > Or do I need to wait for that change to the guideline be merged? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > That change has been merged a long time ago, but as far as I can tell, > > > > > > > > > this signed-off-by you used here does not meet this category. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Oh, what would it take to meet that category? I've been using this nick to > > > > > > > > contribute to other projects, and it matches my GitHub name, and FreeDesktop > > > > > > > > GitLab name > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > What if I made the signed-off-by (and committer name) this email address? would > > > > > > > that work? > > > > > > > > > > > > Do you sign documents with your bank with an email address in the line > > > > > > that says "name"? > > > > > > > > > > > No, I guess not, the no pseudonym requirement was dropped, but if my nickname > > > > > doesn't work If I really have to, can it just be my first name, instead of my > > > > > full name if it comes down to it? > > > > > > > > No. > > > > > > > > > > Can I do first name, last initial? Or does it have to be a full name? > > > > Honestly, based on this long discussion, I really don't think we can > > take any contribution from you without having someone else verify that > > the the name you use here is correct. Please work with the kernel.org > > ring-of-trust to get a valid signature added to it and then I'll be glad > > to reconsider. > > > > And note, I'm not singling you out at all, we have recently had to do > > this for many new contributors. > > > > thanks, > > > > greg k-h > > > Understood, and I am sorry, I am trying to go though kernel.org to see, > do you mean asking helpdesk@kernel.org ? I tried reading the documentation, but > maybe I did not look in the right place https://korg.docs.kernel.org/pgpkeys.html should help out