linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] NTB bug fixes for v4.15

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Date:   Mon, 20 Nov 2017 15:40:13 -0700
From:   Dave Jiang <dave.jiang@...el.com>
To:     Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>,
        Logan Gunthorpe <logang@...tatee.com>
Cc:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Jon Mason <jdmason@...zu.us>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-ntb@...glegroups.com
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] NTB bug fixes for v4.15



On 11/20/2017 03:37 PM, Stephen Rothwell wrote:
> Hi Logan,
> 
> On Sun, 19 Nov 2017 23:51:48 -0700 Logan Gunthorpe <logang@...tatee.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I do want to protest the timing and the lack of linux-next coverage.
>>> If it has really been ready for months, why hasn't it been in
>>> linux-next at all?  
>>
>> Understood. I can't speak for Jon, but in the future if I have patches
>> in the queue, I will definitely remind him to send it to Stephen for the
>> linux-next tree. And I'll make sure it gets there ahead of the merge window.
> 
> OK, all I need is the (git) URL for a tree/branch (or tag) and a
> contact (or more than one) to whom I can report conflicts and build
> problems.  I then fetch it every day (so all you have to do it add stuff
> to that branch when it is ready).
> 
> I noticed that one of the current set of commits removed Jon as a
> MAINTAINER, so I am not sure what part he would play.
> 

He is still the NTB subsystem maintainer with more hardware drivers
continue being added. I just removed him from the Intel hardware driver
so he's not getting bothered with questions that should be coming to me.