linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: Add a git and a maintainer entry to keyring subsystems

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Message-ID: <32692.1568623971@warthog.procyon.org.uk>
Date:   Mon, 16 Sep 2019 09:52:51 +0100
From:   David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
To:     Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:     dhowells@...hat.com,
        Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@...ux.intel.com>,
        linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org, keyrings@...r.kernel.org,
        Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.ibm.com>,
        James Bottomley <jejb@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+samsung@...nel.org>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Nicolas Ferre <nicolas.ferre@...rochip.com>,
        open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: Add a git and a maintainer entry to keyring subsystems

Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com> wrote:

> > I would recommend splitting the patch in two and putting something like:
> > 
> > 	keys: Add Jarkko Sakkinen as co-maintainer
> > 
> > as the subject of the keyrings maintainership one.
> 
> Why is there utility in micro splitting such a trivial patch?

Because the keyrings maintainership piece is addressing a major procedural
concern on Linus's part - and I think it needs to go in its own patch with the
subject I suggested.

David