Re: [PATCH 7/8] USB: testusb: imported David Brownell's USBtesting application

From: Greg KH
Date: Wed Apr 14 2010 - 12:50:53 EST


On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 02:30:52AM -0700, David Brownell wrote:
> On Wednesday 07 April 2010, Greg KH wrote:
> > You should put a:
> > ????????From: David Brownell <dbrownell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > as the first line of the body of this patch, so it properly shows up as
> > David's code.
> >
> > I also would like to get an ack from David that he doesn't mind his code
> > moving into the kernel here (personally I think it's a good thing to be
> > here.)
> >
> > thanks,
>
> ISTR sending an ack .... but, not with a "From:" like that. I did author the
> code, but the *patch* is not from me.

The "From:" shows authorship, which is the correct statement here, we
want to preserve it. I know you didn't generate the patch, but that's
ok :)

thanks,

greg k-h
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