linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Add hvc_console to MAINTAINERS

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Date:	Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:44:00 +1100
From:	Michael Ellerman <michael@...erman.id.au>
To:	Josh Boyer <jwboyer@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, linuxppc-dev@...abs.org,
	roel.kluin@...il.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add hvc_console to MAINTAINERS

On Tue, 2009-03-31 at 09:29 -0400, Josh Boyer wrote:
> Add a MAINTAINERS entry for the hypervisor virtual console support
> used on IBM POWER servers.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Josh Boyer <jwboyer@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
> ---
> 
> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> index c5f4e9d..387ad45 100644
> --- a/MAINTAINERS
> +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> @@ -2176,6 +2176,11 @@ W:       http://www.ia64-linux.org/
>  T:     git kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/aegl/linux-2.6.git
>  S:     Maintained
>  
> +IBM HYPERVISOR VIRTUAL CONSOLE
> +P:     Several
> +L:     linuxppc-dev@...abs.org
> +S:     Maintained

I don't think it's the "IBM" Hypervisor virtual console driver anymore.
There are backends for Xen, Beat (Toshiba) and virtio. 

cheers

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Michael Ellerman
OzLabs, IBM Australia Development Lab

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