linux-kernel - Re: New maintainer for dwc2

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Message-ID: <20150113030613.GA13988@saruman>
Date:	Mon, 12 Jan 2015 21:06:13 -0600
From:	Felipe Balbi <balbi@...com>
To:	Paul Zimmerman <Paul.Zimmerman@...opsys.com>
CC:	"gregkh@...uxfoundation.org" <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	"linux-usb@...r.kernel.org" <linux-usb@...r.kernel.org>,
	"balbi@...com" <balbi@...com>, John Youn <John.Youn@...opsys.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"r.baldyga@...sung.com" <r.baldyga@...sung.com>,
	Marek Szyprowski <m.szyprowski@...sung.com>,
	Jingoo Han <jg1.han@...sung.com>,
	"dinguyen@...nsource.altera.com" <dinguyen@...nsource.altera.com>,
	Mian Yousaf Kaukab <yousaf.kaukab@...el.com>,
	Yunzhi Li <lyz@...k-chips.com>,
	Kever Yang <kever.yang@...k-chips.com>,
	Nick Hudson <skrll@...bsd.org>
Subject: Re: New maintainer for dwc2

On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 01:17:48AM +0000, Paul Zimmerman wrote:
> > From: gregkh@...uxfoundation.org [mailto:gregkh@...uxfoundation.org]
> > Sent: Monday, January 12, 2015 5:02 PM
> > 
> > On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 11:14:54PM +0000, Paul Zimmerman wrote:
> > > Hi everyone,
> > >
> > > I will be leaving Synopsys on Friday, Jan 16th, so the dwc2 driver
> > > will need a new maintainer.
> > >
> > > I am recommending John Youn <johnyoun@...opsys.com> as the new
> > > maintainer.
> > >
> > > On the plus side, John has quite a bit of experience with the dwc2
> > > controller, and has previous experience submitting kernel patches (for
> > > the xhci and dwc3 drivers). And being a Synopsys employee, he will have
> > > access to internal resources for support.
> > >
> > > On the minus side, John has not worked directly with the in-kernel dwc2
> > > driver until very recently, and has not done maintainer work before.
> > >
> > > If no one has any objections, I will submit a patch to MAINTAINERS in a
> > > couple of days making John the new dwc2 maintainer.
> > 
> > I don't have any objections.  John will still be sending patches to
> > Felipe through email, and not directly to me, right?
> 
> Yes, that is correct.

right, that will not change and we already had a preliminary email
discussion privately a few weeks back. I have no objection on Paul's
recommendation either.

Thanks for all the help, Paul, over the last 2 years or so.

regards

-- 
balbi

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