From 6d2665156748bde12274cfb3aea24bca68d7ac0c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kristoffer Haugsbakk Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2026 07:44:52 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] SubmittingPatches: document Based-on-patch-by trailer This trailer comes up often enough and the use case is not fully covered by the other trailers here. For example, it is sometimes better to use this trailer instead of `Co-authored-by:`. Signed-off-by: Kristoffer Haugsbakk Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano --- Documentation/SubmittingPatches | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches index 8d946e9acb..5b4ab93543 100644 --- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches +++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches @@ -465,6 +465,10 @@ These are the common trailers in use: and found it to have the desired effect. . `Co-authored-by:` is used to indicate that people exchanged drafts of a patch before submitting it. +. `Based-on-patch-by:` is used when someone else authored parts of the + patch that you are submitting. This might be relevant if someone sent + a patch to the mailing list with their sign-off. (Be mindful and ask + them to sign off on it if they did not.) . `Helped-by:` is used to credit someone who suggested ideas for changes without providing the precise changes in patch form. . `Mentored-by:` is used to credit someone with helping develop a