linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/3] init/main.c: minor cleanup/bugfix of envvar handling

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Date:   Sat, 23 Nov 2019 16:26:03 -0500
From:   Arvind Sankar <nivedita@...m.mit.edu>
To:     Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
Cc:     Arvind Sankar <nivedita@...m.mit.edu>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3] init/main.c: minor cleanup/bugfix of envvar handling

On Sat, Nov 23, 2019 at 01:20:07PM -0800, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> On 11/23/19 1:08 PM, Arvind Sankar wrote:
> > unknown_bootoption passes unrecognized command line arguments to init as
> > either environment variables or arguments. Some of the logic in the
> > function is broken for quoted command line arguments.
> > 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> You will need to send your patches to some maintainer who could merge them.
> Nobody browses LKML to pick up patches (other than bots).
> 
> See Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst: section 5:
> 5) Select the recipients for your patch
> ---------------------------------------
> 
> for more info.
> 
> -- 
> ~Randy
> 

init/ didn't seem to have anyone in MAINTAINERS, I see that Andrew
Morton is referenced in that doc as maintainer of last resort, I'll send
them to him.

Thanks.