linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] [2/2many] - FInd the maintainer(s) for a patch

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Date:	Mon, 13 Aug 2007 22:02:50 +0200
From:	Richard Knutsson <ricknu-0@...dent.ltu.se>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
CC:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [2/2many] - FInd the maintainer(s) for a patch -	MAINTAINERS

Joe Perches wrote:
> It helps when you do the diff the right way.
>
> Describe the new F: pattern
>
> Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
>
> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> index d3a0684..0d7f856 100644
> --- a/MAINTAINERS
> +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> @@ -83,6 +83,13 @@ S: Status, one of the following:
>  			it has been replaced by a better system and you
>  			should be using that.
>  
> +F: Files and directories with wildcard patterns.
> +   A trailing slash includes all files and subdirectory files.
> +	F:	drivers/net/	all files in and below drivers/net
> +	F:	drivers/net/*	all files in drivers/net, but not below
> +	F:	*/net/*		all files in "any top level directory"/net
> +   One pattern per line.  Multiple F: lines acceptable.
> +
>  3C359 NETWORK DRIVER
>  P:	Mike Phillips
>  M:	mikep@...uxtr.net
>
>   
Just to be clear, which one is picked with a patch for drivers/net/foo? 
Both or the most common one?

SUBSYSTEM1
P: Person 1
F: */net/

SUBSYSTEM2
P: Person 2
F: drivers/net/


Richard "the Perl-illiterate" Knutsson

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