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diff --git a/Documentation/process/maintainer-netdev.rst b/Documentation/process/maintainer-netdev.rst index 3aa13bc2405d..bda93b459a05 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/maintainer-netdev.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/maintainer-netdev.rst @@ -551,10 +551,12 @@ helpful tips please see :ref:`development_advancedtopics_reviews`. It's safe to assume that netdev maintainers know the community and the level of expertise of the reviewers. The reviewers should not be concerned about -their comments impeding or derailing the patch flow. +their comments impeding or derailing the patch flow. A Reviewed-by tag +is understood to mean "I have reviewed this code to the best of my ability" +rather than "I can attest this code is correct". -Less experienced reviewers are highly encouraged to do more in-depth -review of submissions and not focus exclusively on trivial or subjective +Reviewers are highly encouraged to do more in-depth review of submissions +and not focus exclusively on process issues, trivial or subjective matters like code formatting, tags etc. Testimonials / feedback |