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[189.203.103.235]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id 586e51a60fabf-40a53c3c4dasm281553fac.0.2026.02.03.12.03.15 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Tue, 03 Feb 2026 12:03:15 -0800 (PST) Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2026 14:03:13 -0600 From: Tom Rini To: Quentin Schulz Cc: u-boot@lists.denx.de Subject: Re: [PATCH] doc: develop/process: Clarify name usage in the Signed-off-by line Message-ID: <20260203200313.GS2603314@bill-the-cat> References: <20260203191620.1476575-1-trini@konsulko.com> <379af4c2-082e-4437-9d64-bdf9f52c326d@cherry.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha512; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="4Juvt1V9+Ev7mSqk" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <379af4c2-082e-4437-9d64-bdf9f52c326d@cherry.de> X-Clacks-Overhead: GNU Terry Pratchett 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 --4Juvt1V9+Ev7mSqk Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, Feb 03, 2026 at 08:58:44PM +0100, Quentin Schulz wrote: > Hi Tom, >=20 > On 2/3/26 8:16 PM, Tom Rini wrote: > > 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. > >=20 > > 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(-) > >=20 > > 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 th= e development > > of the patch and that they accept the `Developer Certificate of Ori= gin > > `_. 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. >=20 > Just for your information, the kernel docs also have an additional note: >=20 > (sorry, no anonymous contributions.) Yes, true. And the linked commit dropped the "pseudonyms" part. Since we didn't have that part at all I decided to refrain from adding it. >=20 > Not sure if it's a necessary distinction but it's there. See https://www.= kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/submitting-patches.html#developer-s-cert= ificate-of-origin-1-1 > (a bit lower). >=20 > Looks good to me in any case. >=20 > Reviewed-by: Quentin Schulz And thanks for the review! --=20 Tom --4Juvt1V9+Ev7mSqk Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iHQEABYKAB0WIQTzzqh0PWDgGS+bTHor4qD1Cr/kCgUCaYJUfgAKCRAr4qD1Cr/k Cg7bAPYhjF+wvbk0KdyQOCbQPcscpZXOxHq2QhlqZHHKxD64AQCEepbwyqDAlVt6 961IDU9sL8Pnr4c2bpfXb61h/BaiCQ== =l8YE -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --4Juvt1V9+Ev7mSqk--