[Intel-gfx] [PATCH] dim: Accept author x signed-off based on email, but warn.

[Jani Nikula]

On Wed, 20 Sep 2017, Joonas Lahtinen <joonas.lahtinen at linux.intel.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 2017-09-19 at 10:48 -0700, Rodrigo Vivi wrote:
>> It seems Patchwork or SMTP servers are messing some patches
>> and changing the original git's author name on git per "Last, First".
>> So we end up with a mismatch were signed-off uses one name format
>> and author is using another format.
>
> + Arek,
>
> Wasn't this trouble supposed to be fixed?

Maybe in patchwork context, but it can still happen for people applying
patches from their MUA. And I doubt it can be reliably "fixed" if the
author intentionally or inadvertently has differing author and sob
lines.

BR,
Jani.


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Jani Nikula, Intel Open Source Technology Center