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Date:	Thu, 27 Sep 2012 09:38:04 +0300
From:	Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
To:	viresh kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
Cc:	Vinod Koul <vinod.koul@...el.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCHv2 4/4] MAINTAINERS: add recently created files to
 dw_dmac section

On Wed, 2012-09-26 at 20:15 +0530, viresh kumar wrote: 
> On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 6:10 PM, Andy Shevchenko
> <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com> wrote:
> > Append myself to mail subsection as well.
> 
> Mail subsection? You are adding yourself as Maintainer of dw_dmac...
Yes and odd, accordingly to documentation:
"Descriptions of section entries:
...
        M: Mail patches to: FullName <address@...ain>
...
        S: Status, one of the following:
...
           Maintained:  Someone actually looks after it.

..."
(subsection = section entry).

The status is applied to the section, but person. We discussed this with
Joe in previous messages.


> Do you really want that.
> I am asking this, because that's not the normal practice followed in kernel.
In current design of the MAINTAINERS database I don't see other way to
apply "watch for the changes to the specific driver" condition.

> This isn't done until unless, somebody has done a MAJOR modification
> to the driver.
Define the "MAJOR" (rhetorical) :-)


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Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
Intel Finland Oy
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