diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches index 2cd7f02ffd0b..d42ab4c9e893 100644 --- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches +++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches @@ -308,6 +308,8 @@ then you just add a line saying Signed-off-by: Random J Developer +using your real name (sorry, no pseudonyms or anonymous contributions.) + Some people also put extra tags at the end. They'll just be ignored for now, but you can do this to mark internal company procedures or just point out some special detail about the sign-off.