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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst | 9 |
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diff --git a/Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst b/Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst index d87f1fee4cbc..7a670a075ab6 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst @@ -251,7 +251,8 @@ The tags in common use are: - Reported-by: names a user who reported a problem which is fixed by this patch; this tag is used to give credit to the (often underappreciated) people who test our code and let us know when things do not work - correctly. + correctly. Note, this tag should be followed by a Link: tag pointing to the + report, unless the report is not available on the web. - Cc: the named person received a copy of the patch and had the opportunity to comment on it. diff --git a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst index 7dc94555417d..1e009dbe6991 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst @@ -496,10 +496,11 @@ Using Reported-by:, Tested-by:, Reviewed-by:, Suggested-by: and Fixes: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Reported-by tag gives credit to people who find bugs and report them and it -hopefully inspires them to help us again in the future. Please note that if -the bug was reported in private, then ask for permission first before using the -Reported-by tag. The tag is intended for bugs; please do not use it to credit -feature requests. +hopefully inspires them to help us again in the future. The tag is intended for +bugs; please do not use it to credit feature requests. The tag should be +followed by a Link: tag pointing to the report, unless the report is not +available on the web. Please note that if the bug was reported in private, then +ask for permission first before using the Reported-by tag. A Tested-by: tag indicates that the patch has been successfully tested (in some environment) by the person named. This tag informs maintainers that |