linux-kernel - Question about create mode, checkpatch, and MAINTAINERS

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Date:	Wed, 27 Jan 2016 10:52:57 -0700
From:	Jeff Merkey <linux.mdb@...il.com>
To:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Subject: Question about create mode, checkpatch, and MAINTAINERS

So while putting together a patch series that adds some include files
in the arch/ I ran across the checkpatch WARNING that says MAINTAINERS
needs updating for new files with create mode.

Is the best way to do this to submit MAINTAINERS as a separate patch
or in its own patch with the series, or can I just send the patch
series to the current MAINTAINERS of those arches and skip this add
maintainers and ignore the checkpatch WARNING for this.  From what I
have seen, its not a good idea to ignore anything checkpatch reports.

Jeff