[PATCH] doc: develop/process: Clarify name usage in the Signed-off-by line
Tom Rini
trini at konsulko.com
Tue Feb 3 20:16:20 CET 2026
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 <trini at konsulko.com>
---
doc/develop/process.rst | 3 +--
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/develop/process.rst b/doc/develop/process.rst
index fd81d9c5ebd4..3c783ed5a0e9 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
<https://developercertificate.org/>`_. 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.
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