[PATCH v2] devtools: ignore new warnings on reported-by tag

[Thomas Monjalon]

14/11/2025 21:06, Dariusz Sosnowski:
> There were 2 changes introduced in checkpatch.pl script [1][2]
> which verify if Reported-by tag is followed by Link or Closes tag.
> Example of the warning output:
> 
>     WARNING:BAD_REPORTED_BY_LINK:
>       Reported-by: should be immediately followed by Closes:
>       with a URL to the report
> 
> Original purpose is to link the patch to the mailing list discussion
> and/or a bug report.
> 
> Since Link and Closes tag are not mandated in commit messages
> where Reported-by tag is used, the warning about lack of Link/Closes
> tags can be suppressed.
> 
> [1]: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d7f1d71e5ef630ab9e15b5821d297a9e1a5fa1da
> [2]: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/44c31888098a590b8ec5ba37009e5a983f7c4b46
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dariusz Sosnowski <dsosnowski at nvidia.com>
> Acked-by: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson at intel.com>

Applied, thanks.