From: Tom Rini Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2026 19:16:20 +0000 (-0600) Subject: doc: develop/process: Clarify name usage in the Signed-off-by line X-Git-Tag: v2026.04-rc2~12^2~1 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=4c289099b35c4c4d6114a733da743855dabc135a;p=thirdparty%2Fu-boot.git doc: develop/process: Clarify name usage in the Signed-off-by line Long ago we took the Linux Kernel documentation about adding a Signed-off-by line and adjusted it slightly for how we organized things. In 2003 Linus clarified the intent and then re-worded what the name portion of the Signed-off-by line can be. Mirror that change here. Link: https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/d4563201f33a Signed-off-by: Tom Rini Reviewed-by: Quentin Schulz --- diff --git a/doc/develop/process.rst b/doc/develop/process.rst index fd81d9c5ebd..3c783ed5a0e 100644 --- a/doc/develop/process.rst +++ b/doc/develop/process.rst @@ -139,8 +139,7 @@ document. message by which the signer certifies that they were involved in the development of the patch and that they accept the `Developer Certificate of Origin `_. Following this and adding a - ``Signed-off-by:`` line that contains the developer's name and email address - is required. + ``Signed-off-by:`` line using a known identity and email address is required. * Please note that in U-Boot, we do not add a ``Signed-off-by`` tag if we just pass on a patch without any changes.