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Date:   Thu, 21 Mar 2019 20:14:00 +0100
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To:     Sean Christopherson <sean.j.christopherson@intel.com>
Cc:     Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
        Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@linux.intel.com>,
        Jorge Ramirez-Ortiz <jorge.ramirez-ortiz@linaro.org>,
        Jonathan Cameron <jic23@kernel.org>,
        Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>,
        Niklas Cassel <niklas.cassel@linaro.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] docs: Clarify the usage and sign-off requirements for
 Co-developed-by
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On Thu, Mar 21, 2019 at 11:43:16AM -0700, Sean Christopherson wrote:
> The documentation for Co-developed-by is a bit light on details, e.g. it
> doesn't explicitly state that:
> 
>   - Multiple Co-developed-by tags are perfectly acceptable
>   - Co-developed-by and Signed-off-by must be paired together
>   - SOB ordering should still follow standard sign-off procedure
> 
> Lack of explicit direciton has resulted in developers taking a variety
> of approaches, often lacking any intent whatsoever, e.g. scattering SOBs
> willy-nilly, collecting them all at the end or the beginning, etc...
> 
> Tweak the wording to make it clear that multiple co-authors are allowed,
> and document the expectation that standard sign-off procedures are to
> be followed.  Provide examples to (hopefully) eliminate any ambiguity.
> 
> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
> Cc: Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@linux.intel.com>
> Cc: Jorge Ramirez-Ortiz <jorge.ramirez-ortiz@linaro.org>
> Cc: Jonathan Cameron <jic23@kernel.org>
> Cc: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
> Cc: Niklas Cassel <niklas.cassel@linaro.org>
> Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
> Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <sean.j.christopherson@intel.com>

Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>