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docs: submitting-patches: clarify that signers may use their discretion on tags
Tags are really appreciated by maintainers in general, since it means someone is willing to put their name on a commit, be it as a reviewer, tester, etc. However, signers (i.e. submitters carrying tags from previous versions and maintainers applying patches) may need to take or drop tags, on a case-by-case basis, for different reasons. Yet this is not explicitly spelled out in the documentation, thus there may be instances [1] where contributors may feel unwelcome. Thus, to clarify, state this clearly. Link: https://lore.kernel.org/rust-for-linux/CAEg-Je-h4NitWb2ErFGCOqt0KQfXuyKWLhpnNHCdRzZdxi018Q@mail.gmail.com/ [1] Suggested-by: Dan Williams <[email protected]> Acked-by: Shuah Khan <[email protected]> Acked-by: Dan Williams <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Miguel Ojeda <[email protected]> Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <[email protected]> Acked-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <[email protected]> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/[email protected]
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patch candidates. For more information, please read
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Finally, while providing tags is welcome and typically very appreciated, please
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note that signers (i.e. submitters and maintainers) may use their discretion in
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applying offered tags.
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.. _the_canonical_patch_format:
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The canonical patch format

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