Re: kconfirm: patch reporting guidelines?

[Greg Kroah-Hartman]

On Wed, May 06, 2026 at 06:08:45PM +0100, Julian Braha wrote:
> Hi Greg,
> 
> 
> *Question 1: should I acknowledge the kconfirm tool in my patches?

What is "kconfirm"?

> I've received a wide range of feedback as I've been submitting patches
> from kconfirm findings. For example, Lorenzo thanked me for
> acknowledging the tool when submitting a patch:
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/bfdfdb05-77e2-455d-b68d-9da3fd9d1c0d@lucifer.local/
> 
> and on the other hand, Alexander asked me not to refer to the tool
> until it is moved into the tree:
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/3ec20142-09d1-436f-a623-21a2440ef7f0-agordeev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx/

The issue is that you are adding Fixes: tags for something that is not
really a fix.

And each maintainer has their own opinion, but adding a line saying what
tool you are using is a requirement of ours, so this is fine to keep.

> *Question 2: do bugs in kconfig deserve a Fixes tag?

Probably not.

thanks,

greg k-h