Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] docs: process: submitting-patches: Clarify the Reported-by usage

Alexander Dahl
2022-01-28T09:32:04Z

Hello,

Am Thu, Jan 27, 2022 at 09:08:06AM -0700 schrieb Jonathan Corbet:
> Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com> writes:
>
> > It's unclear from "Submitting Patches" documentation that Reported-by
> > is not supposed to be used against new features. (It's more clear
> > in the section 5.4 "Patch formatting and changelogs" of the "A guide
> > to the Kernel Development Process", where it suggests that change
> > should fix something existing in the kernel. Clarify the Reported-by
> > usage in the "Submitting Patches".
> >
> > Reported-by: Florian Eckert <fe@dev.tdt.de>
>
> You're sure this added documentation isn't a new feature that shouldn't
> have a Reported-by? :)
>
> > Signed-off-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>
> > ---
> > Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst | 3 ++-
> > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
> > index 31ea120ce531..24c1a5565385 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
> > +++ b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
> > @@ -495,7 +495,8 @@ Using Reported-by:, Tested-by:, Reviewed-by:, Suggested-by: and Fixes:
> > The Reported-by tag gives credit to people who find bugs and report them and it
> > hopefully inspires them to help us again in the future. Please note that if
> > the bug was reported in private, then ask for permission first before using the
> > -Reported-by tag.
> > +Reported-by tag. A new feature can't be reported since there is no code in the
> > +kernel to fix.
>
> How about instead something like "Reported-by is intended for bugs;
> please do not use it to credit feature requests"?

What should be used for feature requests then? Suggested-by? Would it
help to mention it here?

Greets
Alex