From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.7 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS, URIBL_BLOCKED autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ECDA8C4361A for ; Sat, 5 Dec 2020 13:59:34 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AC77622287 for ; Sat, 5 Dec 2020 13:59:34 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1726705AbgLEN6D (ORCPT ); Sat, 5 Dec 2020 08:58:03 -0500 Received: from smtprelay0243.hostedemail.com ([216.40.44.243]:33810 "EHLO smtprelay.hostedemail.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1726042AbgLEM7s (ORCPT ); Sat, 5 Dec 2020 07:59:48 -0500 Received: from smtprelay.hostedemail.com (10.5.19.251.rfc1918.com [10.5.19.251]) by smtpgrave07.hostedemail.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1B3DB183531D3 for ; Sat, 5 Dec 2020 12:05:07 +0000 (UTC) Received: from filter.hostedemail.com (clb03-v110.bra.tucows.net [216.40.38.60]) by smtprelay01.hostedemail.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4F88A100E7B42; Sat, 5 Dec 2020 12:03:26 +0000 (UTC) X-Session-Marker: 6A6F6540706572636865732E636F6D X-HE-Tag: wash17_2807e12273cc X-Filterd-Recvd-Size: 1809 Received: from XPS-9350.home (unknown [47.151.137.21]) (Authenticated sender: joe@perches.com) by omf02.hostedemail.com (Postfix) with ESMTPA; Sat, 5 Dec 2020 12:03:24 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: <7b8289150f47b1fe32fc85f2082a4b727f2b1664.camel@perches.com> Subject: Re: [PATCH v6] checkpatch: add fix for non-standard signature - co-authored-by From: Joe Perches To: Aditya , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Cc: lukas.bulwahn@gmail.com, daniel@iogearbox.net, peterz@infradead.org, gregkh@linuxfoundation.org Date: Sat, 05 Dec 2020 04:03:23 -0800 In-Reply-To: References: <20201204144000.21734-1-yashsri421@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" User-Agent: Evolution 3.38.1-1 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Sat, 2020-12-05 at 15:52 +0530, Aditya wrote: > On 4/12/20 8:10 pm, Aditya Srivastava wrote: > > Currently, checkpatch.pl warns us for BAD_SIGN_OFF on the usage of > > non-standard signatures. [] > > The standard signature equivalent for 'Co-authored-by' is > > 'Co-developed-by'. > > > > Provide a fix by suggesting users with this signature alternative and > > replacing. > we were planning to introduce a fix for > suggesting users to use "Co-developed-by" tag over "Co-authored-by" > and I noticed that you have earlier used "Co-authored-by" tag. > > We feel that users perhaps use this tag as they are unaware of its > standard equivalent tag, "Co-developed-by" As I do not particularly approve of this patch, "we" does not include "me", nor is it I presume the royal usage. Please specify who the "we" is here.