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author | Stephen Rothwell <sfr@canb.auug.org.au> | 2009-04-20 13:11:04 +1000 |
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committer | Stephen Rothwell <sfr@canb.auug.org.au> | 2009-04-20 13:11:04 +1000 |
commit | 0b15155a4353c57054b08a880f18b6b13b91b651 (patch) | |
tree | a965d48018e61775944c26852ad17ee64c158086 /Documentation | |
parent | 20e6cddb72696b0010dbb5713460fce23501ca53 (diff) | |
parent | 7ead643f665c618d4bbd9efb68595fa41b2eb93b (diff) |
Merge commit 'jc_docs/docs-next'
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/SubmittingPatches | 9 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches index f309d3c6221c..6f29e29555c0 100644 --- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches +++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches @@ -405,7 +405,14 @@ person it names. This tag documents that potentially interested parties have been included in the discussion -14) Using Tested-by: and Reviewed-by: +14) Using Reported-by:, Tested-by: and Reviewed-by: + +If this patch fixes a problem reported by somebody else, consider adding a +Reported-by: tag to credit the reporter for their contribution. Please +note that this tag should not be added without the reporter's permission, +especially if the problem was not reported in a public forum. That said, +if we diligently credit our bug reporters, they will, hopefully, be +inspired to help us again in the future. A Tested-by: tag indicates that the patch has been successfully tested (in some environment) by the person named. This tag informs maintainers that |