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lines changed Original file line number Diff line number Diff line change @@ -264,12 +264,21 @@ the change to its true author (see (2) above).
264264Also notice that a real name is used in the Signed-off-by: line. Please
265265don't hide your real name.
266266
267- Some people also put extra tags at the end.
268-
269- "Acked-by:" says that the patch was reviewed by the person who
270- is more familiar with the issues and the area the patch attempts
271- to modify. "Tested-by:" says the patch was tested by the person
272- and found to have the desired effect.
267+ If you like, you can put extra tags at the end:
268+
269+ 1. "Reported-by:" is used to to credit someone who found the bug that
270+ the patch attempts to fix.
271+ 2. "Acked-by:" says that the person who is more familiar with the area
272+ the patch attempts to modify liked the patch.
273+ 3. "Reviewed-by:", unlike the other tags, can only be offered by the
274+ reviewer and means that she is completely satisfied that the patch
275+ is ready for application. It is usually offered only after a
276+ detailed review.
277+ 4. "Tested-by:" is used to indicate that the person applied the patch
278+ and found it to have the desired effect.
279+
280+ You can also create your own tag or use one that's in common usage
281+ such as "Thanks-to:", "Based-on-patch-by:", or "Mentored-by:".
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274283------------------------------------------------
275284An ideal patch flow
Original file line number Diff line number Diff line change @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ test_auto_fixup() {
2626 echo 1 > file1 &&
2727 git add -u &&
2828 test_tick &&
29- git commit -m " fixup! first"
29+ git commit -m " fixup! first" &&
3030
3131 git tag $1 &&
3232 test_tick &&
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ test_auto_squash() {
5555 echo 1 > file1 &&
5656 git add -u &&
5757 test_tick &&
58- git commit -m " squash! first"
58+ git commit -m " squash! first" &&
5959
6060 git tag $1 &&
6161 test_tick &&
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ test_expect_success 'misspelled auto squash' '
8484 echo 1 >file1 &&
8585 git add -u &&
8686 test_tick &&
87- git commit -m "squash! forst"
87+ git commit -m "squash! forst" &&
8888 git tag final-missquash &&
8989 test_tick &&
9090 git rebase --autosquash -i HEAD^^^ &&
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