linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: Add a guideline on notification of new userspace API/ABI elements

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Message-Id: <20110307093026.42d62518.randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
Date:	Mon, 7 Mar 2011 09:30:26 -0800
From:	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>
To:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
Cc:	mtk.manpages@...il.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: Add a guideline on notification of new
 userspace API/ABI elements

On Mon, 07 Mar 2011 11:35:23 +0000 David Howells wrote:

> Add a guideline indicating who to notify about new userspace API/ABI elements,
> such as new system calls or error codes.
> 
> Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
> ---
> 
>  MAINTAINERS |    5 ++++-
>  1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> index 560ecce..694bec2 100644
> --- a/MAINTAINERS
> +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> @@ -63,7 +63,10 @@ trivial patch so apply some common sense.
>  	please Cc: security@...nel.org, especially if the maintainer
>  	does not respond.
>  
> -8.	Happy hacking.
> +8.	When adding new userspace API/ABI elements, notably system calls and
> +	error codes, please cc <linux-api@...r.kernel.org>.
> +
> +9.	Happy hacking.
>  
>  Descriptions of section entries:
>  
> 
> --

No objection other than I dislike having the same info in multiple places --
updates get out of sync easily and this is somewhat already in
Documentation/HOWTO and Documentation/SubmitChecklist.

---
~Randy
*** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code ***
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