linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Add an entry in MAINTAINERS for VMware's hypervisor interface

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Date:	Thu, 05 Sep 2013 10:16:53 +0530
From:	Alok Kataria <akataria@...are.com>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	the arch/x86 maintainers <x86@...nel.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Doug Covelli <dcovelli@...are.com>,
	virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add an entry in MAINTAINERS for VMware's hypervisor
 interface

On Wed, 2013-09-04 at 10:16 -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> On Wed, 2013-09-04 at 14:23 +0530, Alok Kataria wrote:
> > Hey,
> > 
> > This change adds an entry to the maintainers file to explicitly state
> > that any changes to vmware.c should be sent to the authors of the file
> > as well.
> 
> It never hurts to add MAINTAINER entries.
> 
> > If you are thinking why do this now, off late we have seen quite a few
> > changes that touched the "arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c" file but were
> > not directed to me, someone else made me aware of those changes.
> 
> Many people don't use get_maintainer
> 
> > It
> > could be that my use of different SOB lines "Alok N Kataria" vs "Alok
> > Kataria" confuses get_maintainer.pl,
> 
> That shouldn't be a problem unless the email addresses are
> also different.
> 
> > +++ linux-2.6/MAINTAINERS	2013-09-04 14:20:39.714026943 +0530
> []
> > +VMWARE HYPERVISOR INTERFACE
> > +M: Alok Kataria <akataria@...are.com>
> > +L: virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org
> > +S: Supported
> > +F: arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c
> > +
> 
> It'd be nicer to use tabs after the colon

Oops, my current workspace had a different tab setting, thanks for
noticing. Regenerated the diffs on latest tip, tree. Peter can you
please apply this one as well. 
---

Fix whitespace issues. 

Signed-off-by: Alok Kataria <akataria@...are.com>

Index: linux.trees.git/MAINTAINERS
===================================================================
--- linux.trees.git.orig/MAINTAINERS	2013-09-05 10:11:31.784339571 +0530
+++ linux.trees.git/MAINTAINERS	2013-09-05 10:11:47.364339672 +0530
@@ -9041,10 +9041,10 @@
 F:	include/linux/vme*
 
 VMWARE HYPERVISOR INTERFACE
-M: Alok Kataria <akataria@...are.com>
-L: virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org
-S: Supported
-F: arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c
+M:	Alok Kataria <akataria@...are.com>
+L:	virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org
+S:	Supported
+F:	arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c
 
 VMWARE VMXNET3 ETHERNET DRIVER
 M:	Shreyas Bhatewara <sbhatewara@...are.com>


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