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Date: Sat, 05 Jul 2014 14:22:57 -0700 From: Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com> To: Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com> Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org> Subject: Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: Emit a warning on file add/move/delete On Fri, 2014-07-04 at 16:11 +0100, Andy Whitcroft wrote: > On Thu, Jul 03, 2014 at 05:46:56PM -0700, Joe Perches wrote: > > Whenever files are added, moved, or deleted, the > > MAINTAINERS file patterns can be out of sync or > > outdated. > > > > To try to keep MAINTAINERS more up-to-date, add a > > one-time warning whenever a patch does any of those. [] > That seems like a sensible plan. Sometime we might try and work out if > any entries are affected or needed. Hey again Andy. Just fyi: I think this is not possible. A patch series will often add or delete a file independently from an earlier or later patch that modifies MAINTAINERS. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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