linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V3] get_maintainer: Prepare for separate MAINTAINERS files

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Message-ID: <5987CD91.6000503@gmail.com>
Date:   Sun, 6 Aug 2017 19:16:49 -0700
From:   Frank Rowand <frowand.list@...il.com>
To:     Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:     Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH V3] get_maintainer: Prepare for separate MAINTAINERS files

On 08/04/17 21:45, Joe Perches wrote:
> Allow for MAINTAINERS to become a directory and if it is,
> read all the files in the directory for maintained sections.
> 
> Optionally look for all files named MAINTAINERS in directories
> excluding the .git directory by using --find-maintainer-files.
> 
> This optional feature adds ~.3 seconds of CPU on an Intel
> i5-6200 with an SSD.
> 
> Miscellanea:
> 
> o Create a read_maintainer_file subroutine from the existing code
> o Test only the existence of MAINTAINERS, not whether it's a file
> 
> Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
> ---

< snip >

Hi Joe,

In the three versions of this patch, I have not seen any description
of what is wrong with the current single MAINTAINERS file, or why the
proposed change is an improvement. Could you please add that
information?

-Frank