linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 13/43] MAINTAINERS: fix git URL for EDAC

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Date:	Fri, 18 Dec 2015 13:07:55 +0100
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:	Fengguang Wu <fengguang.wu@...el.com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Doug Thompson <dougthompson@...ssion.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 13/43] MAINTAINERS: fix git URL for EDAC

On Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 07:55:39PM +0800, Fengguang Wu wrote:
> That's all right for humans, however there are also in-tree and
> out-of-tree scripts that parse the MAINTAINERS file and depend on
> the current format.

Hmm, it doesn't say that in the T: description - I thought it was for
humans only. Besides, scripts can parse stuff in brackets too.

> So isn't it better to change the several lines for EDAC than to
> convert hundreds of lines to the new format, plus converting the
> related scripts?

Not better - easier. I'm pointing out that this scheme is suboptimal.
Someone might read it and decide to fix it, who knows. :)

Thanks.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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