Merge tag 'docs-6.3-2' of git://git.lwn.net/linux

[linux-2.6-microblaze.git] / Documentation / process / submitting-patches.rst

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@@ -496,10 +496,11 @@ Using Reported-by:, Tested-by:, Reviewed-by:, Suggested-by: and Fixes:
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 The Reported-by tag gives credit to people who find bugs and report them and it
-hopefully inspires them to help us again in the future.  Please note that if
-the bug was reported in private, then ask for permission first before using the
-Reported-by tag. The tag is intended for bugs; please do not use it to credit
-feature requests.
+hopefully inspires them to help us again in the future. The tag is intended for
+bugs; please do not use it to credit feature requests. The tag should be
+followed by a Link: tag pointing to the report, unless the report is not
+available on the web. Please note that if the bug was reported in private, then
+ask for permission first before using the Reported-by tag.
 
 A Tested-by: tag indicates that the patch has been successfully tested (in
 some environment) by the person named.  This tag informs maintainers that