Update http link to the documentation about how to add a kernel.org UID to
the maintainer's key. Add missing SPDX-License-Identifier to fix a
checkpatch warning.

Signed-off-by: Amitabh Srivastava <amitabh@amidevlab.com>
---
 Documentation/process/maintainer-pgp-guide.rst | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/process/maintainer-pgp-guide.rst b/Documentation/process/maintainer-pgp-guide.rst
index b6919bf606c3..1e4d885dc784 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/maintainer-pgp-guide.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/maintainer-pgp-guide.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
 .. _pgpguide:
 
 ===========================
@@ -864,7 +866,7 @@ don't already have them)::
 If you have a kernel.org account, then you should `add the kernel.org
 UID to your key`_ to make WKD more useful to other kernel developers.
 
-.. _`add the kernel.org UID to your key`: https://korg.wiki.kernel.org/userdoc/mail#adding_a_kernelorg_uid_to_your_pgp_key
+.. _`add the kernel.org UID to your key`: https://korg.docs.kernel.org/mail.html#adding-a-kernel-org-uid-to-your-pgp-key
 
 Web of Trust (WOT) vs. Trust on First Use (TOFU)
 ------------------------------------------------
-- 
2.51.0

On Thu, Feb 5, 2026, at 06:55, Amitabh Srivastava wrote:
> Update http link to the documentation about how to add a kernel.org UID to
> the maintainer's key. Add missing SPDX-License-Identifier to fix a
> checkpatch warning.

No objections from me, but please check with other reviewers if they want another revision.

Reviewed-by: Konstantin Ryabitsev <konstantin@linuxfoundation.org>

-K

"Konstantin Ryabitsev" <mricon@kernel.org> writes:

> On Thu, Feb 5, 2026, at 06:55, Amitabh Srivastava wrote:
>> Update http link to the documentation about how to add a kernel.org UID to
>> the maintainer's key. Add missing SPDX-License-Identifier to fix a
>> checkpatch warning.
>
> No objections from me, but please check with other reviewers if they want another revision.
>
> Reviewed-by: Konstantin Ryabitsev <konstantin@linuxfoundation.org>

I think we've probably done enough rounds on this one :)

Thanks,

jon

Hi Jon,

Hope my patch gets accepted for commit.


> On 6 Feb 2026, at 9:34 PM, Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> wrote:
> 
> "Konstantin Ryabitsev" <mricon@kernel.org> writes:
> 
>> On Thu, Feb 5, 2026, at 06:55, Amitabh Srivastava wrote:
>>> Update http link to the documentation about how to add a kernel.org UID to
>>> the maintainer's key. Add missing SPDX-License-Identifier to fix a
>>> checkpatch warning.
>> 
>> No objections from me, but please check with other reviewers if they want another revision.
>> 
>> Reviewed-by: Konstantin Ryabitsev <konstantin@linuxfoundation.org>
> 
> I think we've probably done enough rounds on this one :)
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Jon

Regards
Amitabh

Amitabh Srivastava <amitabh@amidevlab.com> writes:

> Update http link to the documentation about how to add a kernel.org UID to
> the maintainer's key. Add missing SPDX-License-Identifier to fix a
> checkpatch warning.
>
> Signed-off-by: Amitabh Srivastava <amitabh@amidevlab.com>
> ---
>  Documentation/process/maintainer-pgp-guide.rst | 4 +++-
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/process/maintainer-pgp-guide.rst b/Documentation/process/maintainer-pgp-guide.rst
> index b6919bf606c3..1e4d885dc784 100644
> --- a/Documentation/process/maintainer-pgp-guide.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/process/maintainer-pgp-guide.rst
> @@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
> +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> +

Do you know that was the intended license for this file?  We need to be
careful about putting license declarations on other people's work.

Thanks,

jon

Hi Amitabh,

Thanks for your patch!

On Thu, 5 Feb 2026 at 13:09, Amitabh Srivastava <amitabh@amidevlab.com> wrote:
> Update http link to the documentation about how to add a kernel.org UID to
> the maintainer's key. Add missing SPDX-License-Identifier to fix a
> checkpatch warning.

The first sentence states the obvious, but does not explain the
rationale behind this change.  Why should it be changed?  Both the
old and the new URL work.

> Signed-off-by: Amitabh Srivastava <amitabh@amidevlab.com>

> --- a/Documentation/process/maintainer-pgp-guide.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/process/maintainer-pgp-guide.rst
> @@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
> +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> +
>  .. _pgpguide:
>
>  ===========================
> @@ -864,7 +866,7 @@ don't already have them)::
>  If you have a kernel.org account, then you should `add the kernel.org
>  UID to your key`_ to make WKD more useful to other kernel developers.
>
> -.. _`add the kernel.org UID to your key`: https://korg.wiki.kernel.org/userdoc/mail#adding_a_kernelorg_uid_to_your_pgp_key
> +.. _`add the kernel.org UID to your key`: https://korg.docs.kernel.org/mail.html#adding-a-kernel-org-uid-to-your-pgp-key
>
>  Web of Trust (WOT) vs. Trust on First Use (TOFU)
>  ------------------------------------------------

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

-- 
Geert Uytterhoeven -- There's lots of Linux beyond ia32 -- geert@linux-m68k.org

In personal conversations with technical people, I call myself a hacker. But
when I'm talking to journalists I just say "programmer" or something like that.
                                -- Linus Torvalds

Hi Geert,

Hope this clarifies.

> On 5 Feb 2026, at 6:53 PM, Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Amitabh,
> 
> Thanks for your patch!
> 
> On Thu, 5 Feb 2026 at 13:09, Amitabh Srivastava <amitabh@amidevlab.com> wrote:
>> Update http link to the documentation about how to add a kernel.org UID to
>> the maintainer's key. Add missing SPDX-License-Identifier to fix a
>> checkpatch warning.
> 
> > The first sentence states the obvious, but does not explain the
> > rationale behind this change.  Why should it be changed?  Both the
> > old and the new URL work.

> The old URL no longer points to the correct page having mentioned information.
> [Old URL]: Simply redirects to 'https://korg.docs.kernel.org/', which doesn't have any information on how to add the kernel.org UID to your PGP key.
> [New URL]: Precisely opens the respective page at the anchor for the respective section 'Adding a kernel.org UID to your PGP key'.

>> Signed-off-by: Amitabh Srivastava <amitabh@amidevlab.com>
> 
>> --- a/Documentation/process/maintainer-pgp-guide.rst
>> +++ b/Documentation/process/maintainer-pgp-guide.rst
>> @@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
>> +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
>> +
>> .. _pgpguide:
>> 
>> ===========================
>> @@ -864,7 +866,7 @@ don't already have them)::
>> If you have a kernel.org account, then you should `add the kernel.org
>> UID to your key`_ to make WKD more useful to other kernel developers.
>> 
>> -.. _`add the kernel.org UID to your key`: https://korg.wiki.kernel.org/userdoc/mail#adding_a_kernelorg_uid_to_your_pgp_key
>> +.. _`add the kernel.org UID to your key`: https://korg.docs.kernel.org/mail.html#adding-a-kernel-org-uid-to-your-pgp-key
>> 
>> Web of Trust (WOT) vs. Trust on First Use (TOFU)
>> ------------------------------------------------
> 
> Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
> 
>                        Geert
> 
> -- 
> Geert Uytterhoeven -- There's lots of Linux beyond ia32 -- geert@linux-m68k.org
> 
> In personal conversations with technical people, I call myself a hacker. But
> when I'm talking to journalists I just say "programmer" or something like that.
>                                -- Linus TorvaldsThanks

> Regards

> Amitabh