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

[Krzysztof Kozlowski]

On 14/11/2025 08:17, Dragan Simic wrote:
> 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.

Maybe because you did not read the doc...


Best regards,
Krzysztof