linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] get_maintainer.pl: Find maintainers for removed files

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Message-ID: <20121228193613.GB4939@ZenIV.linux.org.uk>
Date:	Fri, 28 Dec 2012 19:36:13 +0000
From:	Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>
To:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
Cc:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] get_maintainer.pl: Find maintainers for removed files

On Fri, Dec 28, 2012 at 08:27:50PM +0100, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> For removed files, get_maintainer.pl doesn't find any maintainers (besides
> the default linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org), as it only looks at the "+++"
> lines, which are "/dev/null" for removals.
> Fix this by extending the parsing to the "---" lines.
> 
> E.g. for the two line test patch below the real score maintainers will now
> be found:

*snort*

I'm afraid that finding anybody matching that description would reqiure
a functioning time machine.  AFAICT, arch/score has been orphaned for
several years.
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