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Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2025 13:07:13 +0200
From: Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To: Hardik Gohil <hgohil@mvista.com>
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On Wed, Apr 23, 2025 at 03:30:39PM +0530, Hardik Gohil wrote:
> >
> > Sasha did not sign off on the original commit here.
> >
> > And you didn't either.  Please read the documentation for what this
> > means, and what you are doing when you add it.
> >
> > thanks,
> >
> > greg k-h
> 
> There have been no changes from my side for those patches. Do we still
> need to add a signed-off sign?

Please take some time and work with the kernel developers on your team
and your group's corporate lawyer, to understand what a signed-off-by
means and why it is required here.

thanks,

greg k-h