RE: [PATCH v5] Introduce support for Systems Management Driver over WMI for Dell Systems

From: Bharathi, Divya
Date: Tue Oct 06 2020 - 04:43:01 EST


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>
> Hmm, checkpatch is saying:
>
> WARNING: Missing Signed-off-by: line by nominal patch author 'Divya
> Bharathi <divya27392@xxxxxxxxx>'
>
> I assume the dell address is the one you want to use ?
>
> If so try setting the following in ~/.gitconfig:
>
> [user]
> email = divya.bharathi@xxxxxxxx
>
> And then do:
>
> git commit --amend --reset-author
>
> To change the author which git is using for the patch.
>
> > ---
> >

Thanks, I used --reset-author while creating patch-v6.

And I had added my dell address in gitconfig for previous patches
as well. Also, local checkpatch.pl script did not throw me this warning.

Hope, next patch will not hit this warning.

Regards,
Divya