linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: add entry for VMware Balloon driver

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Message-ID: <4389061.FeVMqoJiMc@dtor-d630.eng.vmware.com>
Date:	Wed, 18 Jun 2014 16:19:15 -0700
From:	Dmitry Torokhov <dtor@...are.com>
To:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, pv-drivers@...are.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: add entry for VMware Balloon driver

On Wednesday, June 18, 2014 04:17:42 PM Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 18, 2014 at 04:09:01PM -0700, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> > Signed-off-by: Dmitry Torokhov <dtor@...are.com>
> > ---
> > 
> >  MAINTAINERS                |    6 ++++++
> >  drivers/misc/vmw_balloon.c |    2 +-
> >  2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> > index 6c484ac..3a446e8 100644
> > --- a/MAINTAINERS
> > +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> > @@ -9645,6 +9645,12 @@ L:	virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org
> > 
> >  S:	Supported
> >  F:	arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c
> > 
> > +VMWARE BALLOON DRIVER
> > +M:	"VMware, Inc." <pv-drivers@...are.com>
> > +L:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
> > +S:	Maintained
> > +F:	drivers/misc/vmw_balloon.c
> 
> I really hate having a "alias" as a maintainer, and not a "real" name.
> Kernel development is done by individuals, we don't have companies as
> authors or signed-off-by lines, we have developers.
> 
> So I will not accept this, sorry.  Please find a real person who is
> willing to maintain this code, or just mark it unsupported.
> 

OK, fair enough, we'll find a real name to attach here.

Thanks,
Dmitry
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