linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/8] MAINTAINERS

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Date:	Mon, 30 Mar 2009 23:29:24 +0200
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/8] MAINTAINERS - add script and patterns

On Mon 2009-03-30 14:14:46, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> Andrew Morton wrote:
> > On Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:19:21 -0700
> > Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com> wrote:
> > 
> >> Add a script to find the maintainer of an individual
> >> file or files in a patch and adds additional patterns
> >> to MAINTAINERS.
> >>
> >> Other information from MAINTAINERS sections can
> >> also be generated by file or patch.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
> > 
> > gack, this isn't working out very well.
> > 
> > Is everyone OK with the concept and execution?  We think this is ready
> > and desirable to merge?
> 
> I'm for it.

I'm for it. Current MAINTAINERS file is pretty hard to use, and this
should help a lot.

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