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diff --git a/Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst b/Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst index dbb763a8de90..22fa925353cf 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst @@ -268,10 +268,15 @@ The tags in common use are: - Cc: the named person received a copy of the patch and had the opportunity to comment on it. -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 -Reported-by: is fine most of the time as well, but ask for permission if -the bug was reported in private. +Be careful in the addition of the aforementioned tags to your patches, as all +except for Cc:, Reported-by:, and Suggested-by: need explicit permission of the +person named. For those three implicit permission is sufficient if the person +contributed to the Linux kernel using that name and email address according +to the lore archives or the commit history -- and in case of Reported-by: +and Suggested-by: did the reporting or suggestion in public. Note, +bugzilla.kernel.org is a public place in this sense, but email addresses +used there are private; so do not expose them in tags, unless the person +used them in earlier contributions. Sending the patch |