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diff --git a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst index 910e8fc9e3c8..9a509f1a6873 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst @@ -592,8 +592,9 @@ Both Tested-by and Reviewed-by tags, once received on mailing list from tester or reviewer, should be added by author to the applicable patches when sending next versions. However if the patch has changed substantially in following version, these tags might not be applicable anymore and thus should be removed. -Usually removal of someone's Tested-by or Reviewed-by tags should be mentioned -in the patch changelog (after the '---' separator). +Usually removal of someone's Acked-by, Tested-by or Reviewed-by tags should be +mentioned in the patch changelog with an explanation (after the '---' +separator). A Suggested-by: tag indicates that the patch idea is suggested by the person named and ensures credit to the person for the idea: if we diligently credit |