linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: i2c: mark also subdirectories as maintained

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Message-ID: <20151029155258.GB22218@katana>
Date:	Thu, 29 Oct 2015 16:52:59 +0100
From:	Wolfram Sang <wsa@...-dreams.de>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: i2c: mark also subdirectories as maintained

> +	   The scripts/get_maintainer.pl tool has a quirk about subdirectories.
> +	   If the file pattern is for a directory, then any subdirectories of
> +	   the parent directory should also be specified.  For instance:
> +		F:	drivers/i2c/
> +		F:	drivers/i2c/*/
> +	   Otherwise, the scripts/get_maintainer.pl tool by default will use
> +	   git history to add additional people that have "Signed-off-by:"
> +	   style signatures on commits to files in those subdirectories.

I'd be fine with the change. The patch description should probably state
why fixing the tool is not worth it.


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