linux-kernel - Re: Generic section maintainers

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Date:	Wed, 3 Aug 2016 22:25:13 +0200
From:	"Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...nel.org>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:	"Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...nel.org>,
	Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>,
	Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-arch <linux-arch@...r.kernel.org>,
	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Subject: Re: Generic section maintainers

On Wed, Aug 03, 2016 at 10:11:48PM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> On Wednesday, August 3, 2016 12:56:22 PM CEST Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
> > Arnd, Josh,
> > 
> > In my linker table work [0], other than the linker table work and
> > section ranges stuff, I'm adding:
> > 
> > o include/linux/sections.h
> > o include/asm-generic/section-core.h (not in RFC v3 but it is in my
> > RFC v4 series not yet posted, splitting this up fixes compilation on
> > powerpc which otherwise creates a header issue nightmare to resolve)
> > 
> > I extend include/asm-generic/sections.h to then include
> > <asm-generic/section-core.h>, and furthermore provide the beginning of
> > a central place to document in a central place all common sections.
> > 
> > As per checkpatch complaints I'll be adding myself to MAINTAINERS for
> > the linker table headers, section ranges, but noticed then we don't
> > have anyone in particularly looking carefully after
> > include/asm-generic/sections.h other than the default which is Arnd.
> > Given this work on streamlining the section stuff, I'd like to help so
> > am considering adding a specific entry on MAINTAINRERS for generic
> > sections and adding myself to it along with Arnd. Wanted to check if
> > this is OK. While at it, it occurred to me that you might be
> > interested in this a swell Josh, given your work with objtool. Would
> > anyone else like to help with active maintenance / review of these ?
> 
> I'd rather not be listed separately for this file, I'm not really
> an expert on linker scripts, and checkpatch.pl will pick up my
> address anyway.

I'm definitely not an expert on linker scripts, nor do I think many folk are, I
just need to get work done and by chance have gotten involved into dark creepy
corners.

> With my name removed from the entry, please add
> 
> Acked-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>

OK I'll fold the changes into the patch provided Josh is also OK
with it, but will keep the ACK out given that the patch has other
changes, I'd hope for a review upon the next respin.

> If you want, I can still merge the patches for these files through
> my asm-generic git tree, but then I'd rely on you to pick them
> up and forward them after review.

Sure.

  Luis