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[189.203.103.235]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id 586e51a60fabf-40a5417f028sm193584fac.2.2026.02.03.11.16.21 for (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Tue, 03 Feb 2026 11:16:21 -0800 (PST) From: Tom Rini To: u-boot@lists.denx.de Subject: [PATCH] doc: develop/process: Clarify name usage in the Signed-off-by line Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2026 13:16:20 -0600 Message-ID: <20260203191620.1476575-1-trini@konsulko.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.43.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-BeenThere: u-boot@lists.denx.de X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.39 Precedence: list List-Id: U-Boot discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: u-boot-bounces@lists.denx.de Sender: "U-Boot" X-Virus-Scanned: clamav-milter 0.103.8 at phobos.denx.de X-Virus-Status: Clean Long ago we took the Linux Kernel documentation about adding a Signed-off-by line and adjusted it slightly for how we organized things. In 2003 Linus clarified the intent and then re-worded what the name portion of the Signed-off-by line can be. Mirror that change here. Link: https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/d4563201f33a Signed-off-by: Tom Rini --- doc/develop/process.rst | 3 +-- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/develop/process.rst b/doc/develop/process.rst index fd81d9c5ebd4..3c783ed5a0e9 100644 --- a/doc/develop/process.rst +++ b/doc/develop/process.rst @@ -139,8 +139,7 @@ document. message by which the signer certifies that they were involved in the development of the patch and that they accept the `Developer Certificate of Origin `_. Following this and adding a - ``Signed-off-by:`` line that contains the developer's name and email address - is required. + ``Signed-off-by:`` line using a known identity and email address is required. * Please note that in U-Boot, we do not add a ``Signed-off-by`` tag if we just pass on a patch without any changes. -- 2.43.0