linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: enable MAINTAINERS warning only for --strict,--subjective

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Date:	Wed, 17 Dec 2014 01:27:15 -0800
From:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:	Brian Norris <computersforpeace@...il.com>
Cc:	Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>,
	Kevin Cernekee <cernekee@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: enable MAINTAINERS warning only for
 --strict,--subjective

On Tue, 2014-12-16 at 23:35 -0800, Brian Norris wrote:
> The rule which delivers this warning is very prone to errors:
>   "added, moved or deleted file(s), does MAINTAINERS need updating?"
> so it should not be enabled by default.

I don't think so.

It's _far_ more common for people to forget to
update MAINTAINERS so I think it's quite useful
even if it's slightly noisy.

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