On Fri, 2020-12-04 at 20:10 +0530, Aditya Srivastava wrote: > 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>
lkml is a very active dumping ground and most people do not scan through each patch sent to it. If you want specific people to see this and potentially ack this you should add them to the cc list.
