Re: [PATCH 5/5] usb: usb251xb: Add copyrights

From: Greg KH
Date: Fri Sep 15 2017 - 19:53:19 EST


On Sat, Sep 16, 2017 at 02:45:17AM +0300, Serge Semin wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 15, 2017 at 04:40:28PM -0700, Greg KH <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Sat, Sep 16, 2017 at 02:31:13AM +0300, Serge Semin wrote:
> > > Signed-off-by: Serge Semin <fancer.lancer@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> > > drivers/usb/misc/usb251xb.c | 1 +
> > > 1 file changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletion(-)
> >
> > I can't take patches without any changelog text, sorry.
> >
>
> I'll merge it into the previous patch then. There is nothing to changeloging here.
>
> > >
> > > diff --git a/drivers/usb/misc/usb251xb.c b/drivers/usb/misc/usb251xb.c
> > > index 1d47acd09..43afa04ad 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/usb/misc/usb251xb.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/usb/misc/usb251xb.c
> > > @@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
> > > * Configuration via SMBus.
> > > *
> > > * Copyright (c) 2017 SKIDATA AG
> > > + * Copyright (c) 2017 T-platforms
> >
> > I don't see the connection between a random company, and a random
> > gmail.com email address. Please explain :)
>
> Why do you see gmail.com only? I cc-ed this patchset to my work email:
> Sergey.Semin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Do I really need to send it from my work e-mail? I have met such rule before.

The authorship of these patches are coming from a gmail.com address, how
do I know what that relates to some random email you cc: on the patch :)

thanks,

greg k-h