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-rw-r--r--Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst4
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diff --git a/Documentation/process/coding-style.rst b/Documentation/process/coding-style.rst
index 277c113376a6..b78dd680c038 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/coding-style.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/coding-style.rst
@@ -443,6 +443,9 @@ In function prototypes, include parameter names with their data types.
Although this is not required by the C language, it is preferred in Linux
because it is a simple way to add valuable information for the reader.
+Do not use the `extern' keyword with function prototypes as this makes
+lines longer and isn't strictly necessary.
+
7) Centralized exiting of functions
-----------------------------------
diff --git a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
index c0917107b90a..30dc00a364e8 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ tracking your trees, and to people trying to troubleshoot bugs in your
tree.
-12) When to use Acked-by:, Cc:, and Co-Developed-by:
+12) When to use Acked-by:, Cc:, and Co-developed-by:
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The Signed-off-by: tag indicates that the signer was involved in the
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ person it names - but it should indicate that this person was copied on the
patch. This tag documents that potentially interested parties
have been included in the discussion.
-A Co-Developed-by: states that the patch was also created by another developer
+A Co-developed-by: states that the patch was also created by another developer
along with the original author. This is useful at times when multiple people
work on a single patch. Note, this person also needs to have a Signed-off-by:
line in the patch as well.