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From: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>
To: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>,
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Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Subject: [PATCH v1 1/2] Documentation: process: Avoid unneeded Cc: tags
Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2024 16:19:37 +0300
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Add a note that explains that  Cc: email header is implied by other
tags, such as Reviewed-by:. In this case an explicit Cc: is _not_
needed.

Signed-off-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>
---
 Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst          | 4 +++-
 Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst | 5 ++++-
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst b/Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst
index de4edd42d5c0..90a7fe2a85f2 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst
@@ -267,7 +267,9 @@ The tags in common use are:
    being reported.
 
  - Cc: the named person received a copy of the patch and had the
-   opportunity to comment on it.
+   opportunity to comment on it. Note that other formal tags are automatically
+   converted to the ``Cc:`` email header and you do not need to have an
+   explicit Cc: tag, if the person is already mentioned by another tag.
 
 Be careful in the addition of tags to your patches, as only Cc: is appropriate
 for addition without the explicit permission of the person named; using
diff --git a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
index 66029999b587..6775f0698136 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
@@ -486,7 +486,10 @@ provided such comments, you may optionally add a ``Cc:`` tag to the patch.
 This is the only tag which might be added without an explicit action by the
 person it names - but it should indicate that this person was copied on the
 patch.  This tag documents that potentially interested parties
-have been included in the discussion.
+have been included in the discussion. Note that other formal tags are
+automatically converted to the Cc: email header and you do not need to
+have an explicit ``Cc:`` tag, if the person is already mentioned by another
+tag.
 
 Co-developed-by: states that the patch was co-created by multiple developers;
 it is used to give attribution to co-authors (in addition to the author
-- 
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