linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: update maintainers for blackfin arch and drivers.

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Message-ID: <1321465409.16820.12.camel@Joe-Laptop>
Date:	Wed, 16 Nov 2011 09:43:29 -0800
From:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:	Mike Frysinger <vapier@...too.org>
Cc:	uclinux-dist-devel@...ckfin.uclinux.org,
	Sonic Zhang <sonic.adi@...il.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: update maintainers for blackfin arch and
 drivers.

On Wed, 2011-11-16 at 12:11 -0500, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> On Wednesday 16 November 2011 11:36:15 Joe Perches wrote:
> > On Wed, 2011-11-16 at 10:20 -0500, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> > > On Wednesday 16 November 2011 08:12:06 Joe Perches wrote:
> > > > Drivers or arches without specific people to maintain
> > > > them really should not have "S: Supported".
> > > > These should really be "S: Orphan".
> > > all the drivers are still maintained.  use the L: option to find the
> > > maintainer.
> > I believe I know how the MAINTAINERS
> > entries work.
> > From MAINTAINERS:
> > 	M: Mail patches to: FullName <address@...ain>
> > 	L: Mailing list that is relevant to this area
> > Mailing lists aren't maintainers.
> they contain all the maintainers

That's akin to lkml as the kernel maintainer.

> > Maybe Analog Devices should create
> > an email address alias like
> > linux-devel@...log.com
> 
> so we should duplicate the ml into an alias to keep MAINTAINERS happy ?

When there is a company but not individuals responsible for
an arch or drivers, then yes.

> makes no sense.  use the ml.

You mean the list that bounces my email?

>-----Original Message-----
>From: uclinux-dist-devel-bounces@...ckfin.uclinux.org
>[mailto:uclinux-dist-devel-bounces@...ckfin.uclinux.org]

That's suboptimal.

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