2 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
index aa0c1e63f050..6e97e73d87b5 100644
--- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
+++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ person it names.  This tag documents that potentially interested parties
 have been included in the discussion
 
 
-14) Using Reported-by:, Tested-by: and Reviewed-by:
+14) Using Reported-by:, Tested-by:, Reviewed-by: and Suggested-by:
 
 If this patch fixes a problem reported by somebody else, consider adding a
 Reported-by: tag to credit the reporter for their contribution.  Please
@@ -468,6 +468,13 @@ done on the patch.  Reviewed-by: tags, when supplied by reviewers known to
 understand the subject area and to perform thorough reviews, will normally
 increase the likelihood of your patch getting into the kernel.
 
+A Suggested-by: tag indicates that the patch idea is suggested by the person
+named and ensures credit to the person for the idea. Please note that this
+tag should not be added without the reporter's permission, especially if the
+idea was not posted in a public forum. That said, if we diligently credit our
+idea reporters, they will, hopefully, be inspired to help us again in the
+future.
+
 
 15) The canonical patch format
 
diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 3a7600d12783..b954de58304f 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ our $signature_tags = qr{(?xi:
         Tested-by:|
         Reviewed-by:|
         Reported-by:|
+        Suggested-by:|
         To:|
         Cc:
 )};