···328328point out some special detail about the sign-off. 329329330330331331-13) When to use Acked-by:331331+13) When to use Acked-by: and Cc:332332333333The Signed-off-by: tag indicates that the signer was involved in the334334development of the patch, or that he/she was in the patch's delivery path.···349349For example, if a patch affects multiple subsystems and has an Acked-by: from350350one subsystem maintainer then this usually indicates acknowledgement of just351351the part which affects that maintainer's code. Judgement should be used here.352352- When in doubt people should refer to the original discussion in the mailing352352+When in doubt people should refer to the original discussion in the mailing353353list archives.354354355355+If a person has had the opportunity to comment on a patch, but has not356356+provided such comments, you may optionally add a "Cc:" tag to the patch.357357+This is the only tag which might be added without an explicit action by the358358+person it names. This tag documents that potentially interested parties359359+have been included in the discussion355360356356-14) The canonical patch format361361+362362+14) Using Test-by: and Reviewed-by:363363+364364+A Tested-by: tag indicates that the patch has been successfully tested (in365365+some environment) by the person named. This tag informs maintainers that366366+some testing has been performed, provides a means to locate testers for367367+future patches, and ensures credit for the testers.368368+369369+Reviewed-by:, instead, indicates that the patch has been reviewed and found370370+acceptable according to the Reviewer's Statement:371371+372372+ Reviewer's statement of oversight373373+374374+ By offering my Reviewed-by: tag, I state that:375375+376376+ (a) I have carried out a technical review of this patch to377377+ evaluate its appropriateness and readiness for inclusion into378378+ the mainline kernel.379379+380380+ (b) Any problems, concerns, or questions relating to the patch381381+ have been communicated back to the submitter. I am satisfied382382+ with the submitter's response to my comments.383383+384384+ (c) While there may be things that could be improved with this385385+ submission, I believe that it is, at this time, (1) a386386+ worthwhile modification to the kernel, and (2) free of known387387+ issues which would argue against its inclusion.388388+389389+ (d) While I have reviewed the patch and believe it to be sound, I390390+ do not (unless explicitly stated elsewhere) make any391391+ warranties or guarantees that it will achieve its stated392392+ purpose or function properly in any given situation.393393+394394+A Reviewed-by tag is a statement of opinion that the patch is an395395+appropriate modification of the kernel without any remaining serious396396+technical issues. Any interested reviewer (who has done the work) can397397+offer a Reviewed-by tag for a patch. This tag serves to give credit to398398+reviewers and to inform maintainers of the degree of review which has been399399+done on the patch. Reviewed-by: tags, when supplied by reviewers known to400400+understand the subject area and to perform thorough reviews, will normally401401+increase the liklihood of your patch getting into the kernel.402402+403403+404404+15) The canonical patch format357405358406The canonical patch subject line is:359407