linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 16/23] MAINTAINERS: Add file patterns for powerpc device tree bindings

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Message-ID: <CAMuHMdX95zwQUe8XyPpKvv6zsHG+c1Ke=eFBZCt+fNUxgP5O2g@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Wed, 15 Mar 2017 09:03:13 +0100
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
Cc:     "devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
        Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
        "linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org" <linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org>,
        Scott Wood <oss@...error.net>, Qiang Zhao <qiang.zhao@....com>,
        Yangbo Lu <yangbo.lu@....com>, york.sun@....com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 16/23] MAINTAINERS: Add file patterns for powerpc
 device tree bindings

Hi Michael,

On Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 1:19 AM, Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au> wrote:
> Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org> writes:
>> Submitters of device tree binding documentation may forget to CC
>> the subsystem maintainer if this is missing.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
>> Cc: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>
>> Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>
>> Cc: Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
>> Cc: linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org
>> ---
>> Please apply this patch directly if you want to be involved in device
>> tree binding documentation for your subsystem.
>>
>> v2:
>>   - Rebased on top of commit a42715830d552d7c ("MAINTAINERS: Remove
>>     powerpc's "opal" pattern match), which just added "powerpc/opal",
>>     while obviously the whole "powerpc" hierarchy is of interest.
>>
>> Impact on next-20170310:
>
> Actual diff ignoring ordering etc:
>
>  +Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org> (supporter:LINUX FOR POWERPC (32-BIT AND 64-BIT))
>  +Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org> (supporter:LINUX FOR POWERPC (32-BIT AND 64-BIT))
>  +linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org (open list:LINUX FOR POWERPC (32-BIT AND 64-BIT))
>  -Scott Wood <oss@...error.net> (commit_signer:5/11=45%)
>  -Zhao Qiang <qiang.zhao@....com> (commit_signer:4/11=36%,authored:4/11=36%)
>  -Christian Lamparter <chunkeey@...glemail.com> (commit_signer:1/11=9%)
>  -yangbo lu <yangbo.lu@....com> (authored:1/11=9%)
>  -"Otto Kekäläinen" <otto@...avo.fi> (authored:1/11=9%)
>  -Chris Packham <chris.packham@...iedtelesis.co.nz> (authored:1/11=9%)
>  -York Sun <york.sun@....com> (authored:1/11=9%)
>
> Which looks bad as all the NXP folks get dropped, but they should be
> reading linuxppc-dev. So I think I'll merge this, unless anyone
> disagrees.

They got dropped because in the absence of a maintainer entry, the
last committers are listed. If they need to be listed, I can send patches to add
more specific entries for 4xx and fsl DT bindings, like:

diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 0f1c2f96c99aa936..40b392a4f399adbe 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -5266,6 +5266,7 @@ M:        Scott Wood <oss@...error.net>
 L:     linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org
 L:     linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
 S:     Maintained
+F:     Documentation/devicetree/bindings/powerpc/fsl/
 F:     drivers/soc/fsl/
 F:     include/linux/fsl/

@@ -7540,6 +7541,7 @@ M:        Matt Porter <mporter@...nel.crashing.org>
 W:     http://www.penguinppc.org/
 L:     linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org
 S:     Maintained
+F:     Documentation/devicetree/bindings/powerpc/4xx/
 F:     arch/powerpc/platforms/40x/
 F:     arch/powerpc/platforms/44x/


OK?

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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