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Date:   Mon, 25 Dec 2017 16:38:58 +0100
From:   Adam Borowski <kilobyte@...band.pl>
To:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Steven Miao <realmz6@...il.com>,
        Aaron Wu <Aaron.wu@...log.com>,
        Scott Jiang <scott.jiang.linux@...il.com>,
        adi-buildroot-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net
Cc:     Adam Borowski <kilobyte@...band.pl>
Subject: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: mark arch/blackfin/ and its gubbins as orphaned

The blackfin architecture has seen no maintainer action of any kind since
April 2015.  No new code, no pull requests, no acks to patches, no response
to mails, nothing.

The web site has an expired certificate (expiration Sep 2017, issued in
2013), the mailing list sees no answers either, with one exception:

https://sourceforge.net/p/adi-buildroot/mailman/adi-buildroot-devel/
> Hi all,
>
> Steven is no longer working on this for ADI. Acked by me if this works. Thanks.
>
> Best regards,
> Aaron Wu
> Analog Devices Inc.

But, Aaron doesn't seem to respond to queries either.

Signed-off-by: Adam Borowski <kilobyte@...band.pl>
---
Obviously, plankton like me with no relation to the architecture in question
shouldn't be orphaning it, but consider this mail telling Linus that in the
state of Denmark there is an odor of decay.

I also did not pester Scott Jiang (BLACKFIN MEDIA DRIVER) before (just
Steven Miao and Aaron Wu), but with the last ack on 2015-04-09, maintenance
of that part looks like it's on the same boat.


God Jul!
 MAINTAINERS | 16 +++++++---------
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index a6e86e20761e..2d0773007c89 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -2621,24 +2621,22 @@ F:	fs/bfs/
 F:	include/uapi/linux/bfs_fs.h
 
 BLACKFIN ARCHITECTURE
-M:	Steven Miao <realmz6@...il.com>
 L:	adi-buildroot-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net (moderated for non-subscribers)
 T:	git git://git.code.sf.net/p/adi-linux/code
 W:	http://blackfin.uclinux.org
-S:	Supported
+S:	Orphan
 F:	arch/blackfin/
 
 BLACKFIN EMAC DRIVER
 L:	adi-buildroot-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net (moderated for non-subscribers)
 W:	http://blackfin.uclinux.org
-S:	Supported
+S:	Orphan
 F:	drivers/net/ethernet/adi/
 
 BLACKFIN MEDIA DRIVER
-M:	Scott Jiang <scott.jiang.linux@...il.com>
 L:	adi-buildroot-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net (moderated for non-subscribers)
 W:	http://blackfin.uclinux.org/
-S:	Supported
+S:	Orphan
 F:	drivers/media/platform/blackfin/
 F:	drivers/media/i2c/adv7183*
 F:	drivers/media/i2c/vs6624*
@@ -2646,25 +2644,25 @@ F:	drivers/media/i2c/vs6624*
 BLACKFIN RTC DRIVER
 L:	adi-buildroot-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net (moderated for non-subscribers)
 W:	http://blackfin.uclinux.org
-S:	Supported
+S:	Orphan
 F:	drivers/rtc/rtc-bfin.c
 
 BLACKFIN SDH DRIVER
 L:	adi-buildroot-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net (moderated for non-subscribers)
 W:	http://blackfin.uclinux.org
-S:	Supported
+S:	Orphan
 F:	drivers/mmc/host/bfin_sdh.c
 
 BLACKFIN SERIAL DRIVER
 L:	adi-buildroot-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net (moderated for non-subscribers)
 W:	http://blackfin.uclinux.org
-S:	Supported
+S:	Orphan
 F:	drivers/tty/serial/bfin_uart.c
 
 BLACKFIN WATCHDOG DRIVER
 L:	adi-buildroot-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net (moderated for non-subscribers)
 W:	http://blackfin.uclinux.org
-S:	Supported
+S:	Orphan
 F:	drivers/watchdog/bfin_wdt.c
 
 BLINKM RGB LED DRIVER
-- 
2.15.1