linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Add maintainer for memory management

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Message-Id: <20060724001128.6d513d20.rdunlap@xenotime.net>
Date:	Mon, 24 Jul 2006 00:11:28 -0700
From:	"Randy.Dunlap" <rdunlap@...otime.net>
To:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, akpm@...l.org, clameter@....com,
	linux-mm@...ck.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add maintainer for memory management

On Mon, 24 Jul 2006 00:01:47 -0400 Steven Rostedt wrote:

> I recently realized that there's no listing of a memory management
> maintainer in the MAINTAINERS file. And didn't know about
> linux-mm@...ck.org before Ingo enlightened me.  So I've decided to add
> one.  Since Christoph is the first person to come in my mind as the
> proper maintainer, (and I haven't asked him if he wants this title :)
> I'll let him either add others to the list, or replace his name
> altogether.
> 
> (I also used the email that he had in slab.c)
> 
> Note: If someone else is more likely the person than Christoph, don't be
> offended that I didn't choose you.  It's just that Christoph has
> responded the most whenever I mention anything about memory. So I chose
> that as my criteria, than looking at who submits the most memory
> patches.
> 
> -- Steve
> 
> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
> 
> Index: linux-2.6.18-rc2/MAINTAINERS
> ===================================================================
> --- linux-2.6.18-rc2.orig/MAINTAINERS	2006-07-23 23:32:13.000000000 -0400
> +++ linux-2.6.18-rc2/MAINTAINERS	2006-07-23 23:34:10.000000000 -0400
> @@ -1884,6 +1884,12 @@ S:     linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org
>  W:     http://megaraid.lsilogic.com
>  S:     Maintained
>  
> +MEMORY MANAGEMENT
> +P:	Christoph Lameter
> +M:	christoph@...eter.com
> +L:	linux-mm@...ck.org
> +S:	Maintained
> +

Christoph L. is very NUMA & big-iron focused.  He also breaks
things (at least builds if not working code) a bit too often IMO.

Andrew, Nick, Peter Zijlstra, Pekka, Manfred, Hugh Dickins
are all a better choice IMO.  However, if Andrew & Linus want
to merge that one...

---
~Randy
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