Re: [PATCH v6 0/3] Add Radxa CM5 and IO Board

[Dragan Simic]

Hello Krzysztof,

On Friday, November 14, 2025 08:10 CET, Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk at kernel.org> wrote:
> On 14/11/2025 06:03, FUKAUMI Naoki wrote:
> > On 11/12/25 09:46, Dragan Simic wrote:
> >> On Wednesday, November 12, 2025 00:26 CET, FUKAUMI Naoki <naoki at radxa.com> wrote:
> >>> On 11/11/25 23:33, Dragan Simic wrote:
> >>>> On Tuesday, November 11, 2025 12:52 CET, FUKAUMI Naoki <naoki at radxa.com> wrote:
> >>>>> On 11/6/25 02:48, Joseph Kogut wrote:
> >>>>>> On Wed, Nov 5, 2025 at 4:15 AM FUKAUMI Naoki <naoki at radxa.com> wrote:
> >>>>>>> I'd like to clarify the situation regarding the v6 patch series I submitted.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> The original device tree work for the Radxa CM5 and IO Board was
> >>>>>>> authored by Joseph Kogut. I took over the responsibility of getting it
> >>>>>>> upstreamed with his agreement.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> I'll confirm this. I've been in communication with Naoki. They made a
> >>>>>> large number of revisions to my original patch series, which I think
> >>>>>> have technical merit. I suggested they submit the patches themselves,
> >>>>>> and gave them explicit permission to add my Signed-off-by and CC me.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> I assume this was the correct way for them to continue the work I
> >>>>>> started, but if not, please let us know the best way to proceed.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Can anyone help us?
> >>>>
> >>>> I'm not exactly sure how to resolve the current situation, but for
> >>>> Signed-off-by tags to be present, in this case you'd need to have
> >>>> Co-developed-by tags as well, because the final patch versions,
> >>>> which would be submitted by Naoki, would differ significantly from
> >>>> the versions that Joseph actively worked on, if I understood
> >>>> everything correctly.  Though, for Joseph's Signed-off-by tags to
> >>>> be included there, he would also need to participate actively in
> >>>> the development of the final patch versions.
> >>>
> >>> https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/submitting-patches.html#when-to-use-acked-by-cc-and-co-developed-by
> >>>
> >>> If
> >>> ----
> >>> From: Joseph Kogut <joseph.kogut at gmail.com>
> >>>
> >>> <changelog>
> >>>
> >>> Signed-off-by: Joseph Kogut <joseph.kogut at gmail.com>
> >>> Co-developed-by: FUKAUMI Naoki <naoki at radxa.com>
> >>> Signed-off-by: FUKAUMI Naoki <naoki at radxa.com>
> >>> ----
> >>> then I can submit my patch series?
> >>
> >> Actually, the Co-developed-by tags would be pointing to Joseph
> >> in that case, but as I described it above, this approach basically
> >> cannot be used, because Joseph's original work differs a lot from
> >> what you'd actually submit to the mailing list(s).
> >>
> >>> Or,
> >>>
> >>>> Another option, technically a bit simpler, would be to include just
> >>>> Originally-by tags for Joseph, which would indicate that Joseph gave
> >>>> up on the development of the patches and handed them over to Naoki
> >>>> for future development and submission to the mailing lists. Though,
> >>>> that would require Joseph to publicly state exactly that.
> >>>
> >>> I cannot find any documentation about "Originally-by".
> >>> Is this correct?
> >>> ----
> >>> <changelog>
> >>>
> >>> Originally-by: Joseph Kogut <joseph.kogut at gmail.com>
> 
> There is no such tag. Don't invent tags.

True, it doesn't exist officially, but it's been used fairly often.

> >>> Signed-off-by: FUKAUMI Naoki <naoki at radxa.com>
> >>> ----
> >>
> >> That approach is the only I see applicable in this case.  However,
> >> let's hear opinions from other people as well.
> > 
> > I see. I want to do this approach.
> > 
> > Joseph, could you give me a statement to do this?
> 
> Use standard authorship and standard tags, some of which are explained
> in Submitting patches.

Frankly, your suggestion is useless, because it doesn't explain what 
to do in this particular case.