Re: [PATCH v1] docs: process/5.Posting.rst: clarify use of Reported-by: tag

From: Jonathan Corbet
Date: Thu Sep 29 2022 - 15:11:31 EST


Thorsten Leemhuis <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Bring the description on when to use the Reported-by: tag found in
> Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst more in line with the description in
> Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst: before this change the two
> were contradicting each other, as the latter is way more permissive and
> only states '[...] if the bug was reported in private, then ask for
> permission first before using the Reported-by tag.'
>
> Signed-off-by: Thorsten Leemhuis <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> ---
> Hi! I noticed some confusion in our development community on when to use
> the Reported-by: tag. Some of this apparently is caused by the
> inconsistency fixed in this patch. Ciao, Thorsten
> ---
> Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst | 6 ++++--
> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

Applied, thanks.

jon