linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] VMW_PVSCSI: Change to update maintainer details (name, email)

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Date:	Fri, 17 Jun 2016 13:11:21 +1000
From:	Julian Calaby <julian.calaby@...il.com>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:	Arvind Kumar <arvindkumar@...are.com>, Jim Gill <jgill@...are.com>,
	"jejb@...ux.vnet.ibm.com" <jejb@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	"Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>,
	"pv-drivers@...are.com" <pv-drivers@...are.com>,
	linux-scsi <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] VMW_PVSCSI: Change to update maintainer details (name, email)

Hi Joe,

On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 1:04 PM, Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 2016-06-17 at 12:44 +1000, Julian Calaby wrote:
>> Hi Joe,
>
> rehi Julian.

(I always put a salutation on my emails and always finish them with
"Thanks," =) )

>> On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 12:33 PM, Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com> wrote:
> []
>> > get_maintainer.pl also has a rarely used "--file-emails" option to
>> > scan for what appears to be email addresses in specific files.
>> >
>> > $ ./scripts/get_maintainer.pl  -f --file-emails drivers/scsi/vmw_pvscsi.c
>> > Arvind Kumar <arvindkumar@...are.com> (maintainer:VMware PVSCSI driver,in file)
>> > VMware PV-Drivers <pv-drivers@...are.com> (maintainer:VMware PVSCSI driver)
>> > "James E.J. Bottomley" <jejb@...ux.vnet.ibm.com> (maintainer:SCSI SUBSYSTEM)
>> > "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com> (maintainer:SCSI SUBSYSTEM)
>> > linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org (open list:VMware PVSCSI driver)
>> > linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org (open list)
>> >
>> > note the "in file" after Arvind's name
>> Didn't know this, however my point stands: the maintainer line in the
>> file is redundant if we find maintainers through MAINTAINERS or the
>> get_maintainer.pl script.
>
> Yes, I'm not suggesting anything else.  Jim's name
> should appear in the MAINTAINERS file somewhere.
>
> The question to me is whether or not Jim Gill is
> taking over the maintainership of the entire
> VMware PVSCSI driver or just a few files of it.

As I see it, he's taking over maintainership of all of it: it's only
files are drivers/scsi/vmw_pvscsi.[ch] AFAIK.

Thanks,

-- 
Julian Calaby

Email: julian.calaby@...il.com
Profile: http://www.google.com/profiles/julian.calaby/