linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: Add me as an x86 entry code maintainer

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Date:   Tue, 19 Jun 2018 07:41:13 +0900
From:   Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:     Andrew Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
Cc:     "the arch/x86 maintainers" <x86@...nel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Peter Anvin <hpa@...or.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: Add me as an x86 entry code maintainer

On Tue, Jun 19, 2018 at 6:41 AM Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org> wrote:
>
> Linus has been saying that I might as well maintain this stuff for years.
> What do you all think?

I invoked executive privilege and just applied it. It's just making
official what has been practice.

           Linus