From: Junio C Hamano Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2008 01:02:28 +0000 (-0800) Subject: Documentation/SubmittingPatches: What's Acked-by and Tested-by? X-Git-Tag: v1.5.5-rc0~211^2~1 X-Git-Url: http://git.tremily.us/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=c11c3b56818bcaf1acea6cb2a9a68fbca644f968;p=git.git Documentation/SubmittingPatches: What's Acked-by and Tested-by? We used to talk about "internal company procedures", but this document is about submitting patches to the git mailing list. More useful information is when to say Acked-by: and Tested-by:. Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano --- diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches index 790022373..066129337 100644 --- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches +++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches @@ -216,10 +216,18 @@ then you just add a line saying This line can be automatically added by git if you run the git-commit command with the -s option. -Some people also put extra tags at the end. They'll just be ignored for -now, but you can do this to mark internal company procedures or just -point out some special detail about the sign-off. - +Notice that you can place your own Signed-off-by: line when +forwarding somebody else's patch with the above rules for +D-C-O. Indeed you are encouraged to do so. Do not forget to +place an in-body "From: " line at the beginning to properly attribute +the change to its true author (see (2) above). + +Some people also put extra tags at the end. + +"Acked-by:" says that the patch was reviewed by the person who +is more familiar with the issues and the area the patch attempts +to modify. "Tested-by:" says the patch was tested by the person +and found to have the desired effect. ------------------------------------------------ MUA specific hints