linux-kernel - get_maintainer.pl and too many names (was: Re: [PATCH v2 0/2] i2c: uniphier: add two I2C controller drivers for UniPhier SoC platform)

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Date:	Mon, 26 Oct 2015 11:59:09 +0100
From:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:	Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: get_maintainer.pl and too many names (was: Re: [PATCH v2 0/2] i2c:
 uniphier: add two I2C controller drivers for UniPhier SoC platform)

Hi Joe,

On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 11:47 AM, Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org> wrote:
> On Mon, 26 Oct 2015, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
>> On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 9:27 AM, Masahiro Yamada
>> <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com> wrote:
>> > 2015-10-26 17:17 GMT+09:00 Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>:
>> >>> This series adds two I2C controller drivers.
>> >>> (they are completely different IPs.)
>> >>>
>> >>> The first one is a very simple FIFO-less I2C controller,
>> >>> which is used on some older UniPhier SoCs.
>> >>>
>> >>> The other one is higher-performance I2C controller with TX/RX FIFO,
>> >>> used on newer UniPhier SoCs.
>> >>
>> >> And you have sent this to me because ... ?
>> >
>> >
>> > No special reason.
>> >
>> >
>> > I sent this series to linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org.
>> >
>> > I guess you were automatically CC'ed by scripts/get_maintainer.pl.
>> >
>> > Using get_maintainer.pl is a normal process when sending patches, I think.
>>
>> Please use common sense. It doesn't make much sense to CC everybody who
>> ever made a minor edit to an affected file.
>>
>> If checkpatch comes up with more than 5 names, this should ring a bell.

get_maintainer.pl, of course

> +1

Would it be difficult to let get_maintainer.pl print a warning if more than 5
names come up?

Thanks!

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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