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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2023-02-28 16:01:08 -0800
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2023-02-28 16:01:08 -0800
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Merge tag 'docs-6.3-2' of git://git.lwn.net/linux
Pull Documentation stragglers from Jonathan Corbet: "A handful of documentation patches that were ready before the merge window, but which I didn't get merged for the first round: - A recommendation from Thorsten (also akpm) on use of Link tags to point out problem reports - Some front-page formatting tweaks - Another Spanish translation - One typo(ish) fix" * tag 'docs-6.3-2' of git://git.lwn.net/linux: docs: recommend using Link: whenever using Reported-by: Documentation: front page: use recommended heading adornments docs/sp_SP: Add process programming-language translation docs: locking: refer to the actual existing config names
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@@ -496,10 +496,11 @@ Using Reported-by:, Tested-by:, Reviewed-by:, Suggested-by: and Fixes:
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The Reported-by tag gives credit to people who find bugs and report them and it
-hopefully inspires them to help us again in the future. Please note that if
-the bug was reported in private, then ask for permission first before using the
-Reported-by tag. The tag is intended for bugs; please do not use it to credit
-feature requests.
+hopefully inspires them to help us again in the future. The tag is intended for
+bugs; please do not use it to credit feature requests. The tag should be
+followed by a Link: tag pointing to the report, unless the report is not
+available on the web. Please note that if the bug was reported in private, then
+ask for permission first before using the Reported-by tag.
A Tested-by: tag indicates that the patch has been successfully tested (in
some environment) by the person named. This tag informs maintainers that