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Docfix. * kh/submitting-patches: SubmittingPatches: tags -> trailers
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@@ -412,13 +412,13 @@ Also notice that a real name is used in the `Signed-off-by` trailer. Please
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don't hide your real name.
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[[commit-trailers]]
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If you like, you can put extra tags at the end:
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If you like, you can put extra trailers at the end:
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. `Reported-by:` is used to credit someone who found the bug that
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the patch attempts to fix.
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. `Acked-by:` says that the person who is more familiar with the area
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the patch attempts to modify liked the patch.
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. `Reviewed-by:`, unlike the other tags, can only be offered by the
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. `Reviewed-by:`, unlike the other trailers, can only be offered by the
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reviewers themselves when they are completely satisfied with the
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patch after a detailed analysis.
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. `Tested-by:` is used to indicate that the person applied the patch
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encourage you to instead use one of the common trailers in this project
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highlighted above.
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Only capitalize the very first letter of tags, i.e. favor
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Only capitalize the very first letter of the trailer, i.e. favor
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"Signed-off-by" over "Signed-Off-By" and "Acked-by:" over "Acked-By".
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