linux-kernel - Re: [Ksummit-discuss] [RFC PATCH 3/3] libnvdimm, MAINTAINERS: Subsystem Profile

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Date:   Mon, 26 Nov 2018 07:55:10 -0800
From:   Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:     Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+samsung@...nel.org>,
        Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@...el.com>
Cc:     linux-nvdimm <linux-nvdimm@...ts.01.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        ksummit <ksummit-discuss@...ts.linuxfoundation.org>,
        zwisler@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [Ksummit-discuss] [RFC PATCH 3/3] libnvdimm, MAINTAINERS:
 Subsystem Profile

On Mon, 2018-11-26 at 09:12 -0200, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote:
> Hi Jani,
> 
> Em Tue, 20 Nov 2018 10:10:25 +0200
> Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@...el.com> escreveu:
> 
> > On Sun, 18 Nov 2018, Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+samsung@...nel.org> wrote:
> > > Hmm.. Perhaps the subsystem profile should point to IRC channels if any?
> > > Several subsystems use them in order to provide newbies some directions
> > > and to discuss other development issues.  
> > 
> > MAINTAINERS:
> > 
> > 	C: URI for chat protocol, server and channel where developers
> > 	   usually hang out, for example irc://server/channel.
> > 
> > Alas very few subsystems have added that.
> > 
> > I actually fear very few subsystems will add a subsystem profile for
> > that matter.
> 
> Sorry for a late reply. In the case of the media subsystem, we
> actually use 2 different channels, one when the matter is related
> to digital TV (#linuxtv) and another one for the rest (#v4l), both
> at freenode.
> 
> That's something that wouldn't fit well into MAINTAINERS file, as
> we can't explain what should be used for each.
> 
> So, the way it is it won't work well for us.

So maybe add a comment to both like:

C:	<URI1>		# only for digital tv #linuxtv
C:	<URI2>		# everything else