linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: Add linux-api for review of API/ABI changes

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Message-ID: <1399485643.2911.12.camel@joe-AO725>
Date:	Wed, 07 May 2014 11:00:43 -0700
From:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:	"Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" <mtk.manpages@...il.com>
Cc:	Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-api@...r.kernel.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: Add linux-api for review of API/ABI changes

On Wed, 2014-05-07 at 07:24 +0200, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote:
> On 05/06/2014 10:59 PM, Josh Triplett wrote:
> > This makes it more likely that patch submitters will CC API/ABI changes
> > to the linux-api list, and tools like get_maintainer.pl will do so
> > automatically.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>
> > Acked-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
> 
> Every little bit helps, I guess. However, what I think would make a difference
> is if if people constantly posted reminders to CC linux-api when they see API/API
> changes on the lists. (And the reminders should of course CC linux-api).
[]
> > diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
[]
> > +ABI/API
> > +L:	linux-api@...r.kernel.org
> > +F:	Documentation/ABI/
> > +F:	include/linux/syscalls.h
> > +F:	include/uapi/
> > +F:	kernel/sys_ni.c

Perhaps this should have a
	"S:	Odd Fixes"
line too.


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