Currently, checkpatch.pl warns us for BAD_SIGN_OFF on the usage of
non-standard signatures.
An evaluation on v4.13..v5.8 showed that out of 539 warnings due to
non-standard signatures, 43 are due to the use of 'Co-authored-by'
tag, which may seem correct, but is not standard.
The standard signature equivalent for 'Co-authored-by' is
'Co-developed-by'.
Provide a fix by suggesting users with this signature alternative and
replacing.
Signed-off-by: Aditya Srivastava <yashsri...@gmail.com>
---
scripts/checkpatch.pl | 3 +++
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 4a026926139f..fc036d545d2d 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2832,6 +2832,9 @@ sub process {
if ($sign_off !~ /$signature_tags/) {
my $suggested_signature =
find_standard_signature($sign_off);
+ if ($sign_off =~ /co-authored-by:/i) {
+ $suggested_signature =
"Co-developed-by:";
+ }
if ($suggested_signature eq "") {
WARN("BAD_SIGN_OFF",
"Non-standard signature:
$sign_off\n" . $herecurr);
--
2.17.1
