linux-kernel - Re: [Ksummit-discuss] [RFC PATCH 1/3] MAINTAINERS: Reclaim the P: tag for Subsystem Profile

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Date:   Thu, 15 Nov 2018 12:12:24 -0800
From:   Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:     Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+samsung@...nel.org>,
        Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
        Ben Dooks <ben-linux@...ff.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, vishal.l.verma@...el.com,
        linux-nvdimm@...ts.01.org,
        ksummit-discuss@...ts.linuxfoundation.org
Subject: Re: [Ksummit-discuss] [RFC PATCH 1/3] MAINTAINERS: Reclaim the P:
 tag for Subsystem Profile

On Wed, 2018-11-14 at 21:39 -0800, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote:
> Em Wed, 14 Nov 2018 20:53:19 -0800
> Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com> escreveu:
> 
> > Fixup some P: entries to be M: and rename the remaining ones to 'E:' for
> > "entity". The P: tag will be used to indicate the location of a
> > Subsystem Profile for a given MAINTAINERS entry.
> > 
> > Cc: Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
> > ---
> >  MAINTAINERS |   18 +++++++++---------
> >  1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> > index 0abecc528dac..83b7b3943a12 100644
> > --- a/MAINTAINERS
> > +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> > @@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ trivial patch so apply some common sense.
> >  
> >  Descriptions of section entries:
> >  
> > -	P: Person (obsolete)
> > +	E: Entity (obsolete)
> 
> I don't like very much the idea of renaming it, but that's just my 2 cents.

I'd prefer just removing all the "P:" entries.

[]
> > @@ -13577,15 +13577,15 @@ F:	drivers/video/fbdev/simplefb.c
> >  F:	include/linux/platform_data/simplefb.h
> >  SIMTEC EB110ATX (Chalice CATS)
> > -P:	Ben Dooks
> > -P:	Vincent Sanders <vince@...tec.co.uk>
> > +E:	Ben Dooks
> > +M:	Vincent Sanders <vince@...tec.co.uk>
> >  M:	Simtec Linux Team <linux@...tec.co.uk>
> >  W:	http://www.simtec.co.uk/products/EB110ATX/
> >  S:	Supported

This is an ancient StrongARM based board that is shown as
discontinued on Simtec's website.
This is very obsolete and it's probably better to remove it.

> >  SIMTEC EB2410ITX (BAST)
> > -P:	Ben Dooks
> > -P:	Vincent Sanders <vince@...tec.co.uk>
> > +E:	Ben Dooks
> > +M:	Vincent Sanders <vince@...tec.co.uk>
> >  M:	Simtec Linux Team <linux@...tec.co.uk>
> >  W:	http://www.simtec.co.uk/products/EB2410ITX/
> >  S:	Supported
[]
> So, I guess this information is duplicated/obsoleted and could just 
> be removed.

This one is still listed as a production board on Simtec's website.
http://www.simtec.co.uk/products/EB2410ITX/

But I expect these 2410 boards aren't sold in any volume.