linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v12 8/8] MAINTAINERS: perf: Add pattern that matches ppc perf to the perf entry.

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Date:   Fri, 20 Mar 2020 14:36:35 -0700
From:   Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:     Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:     Michal Suchánek <msuchanek@...e.de>,
        linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v12 8/8] MAINTAINERS: perf: Add pattern that matches ppc
 perf to the perf entry.

(removed a bunch of cc's)

On Fri, 2020-03-20 at 18:31 +0200, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 20, 2020 at 07:42:03AM -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> > On Fri, 2020-03-20 at 14:42 +0200, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > > On Fri, Mar 20, 2020 at 12:23:38PM +0100, Michal Suchánek wrote:
> > > > On Fri, Mar 20, 2020 at 12:33:50PM +0200, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > > > > On Fri, Mar 20, 2020 at 11:20:19AM +0100, Michal Suchanek wrote:
> > > > > > While at it also simplify the existing perf patterns.
> > > > > And still missed fixes from parse-maintainers.pl.
> > > > 
> > > > Oh, that script UX is truly ingenious.
> > > 
> > > You have at least two options, their combinations, etc:
> > >  - complain to the author :-)
> > >  - send a patch :-)
> > 
> > Recently:
> > 
> > https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/4d5291fa3fb4962b1fa55e8fd9ef421ef0c1b1e5.camel@perches.com/
> 
> But why?
> 
> Shouldn't we rather run MAINTAINERS clean up once and require people to use
> parse-maintainers.pl for good?

That can basically only be done by Linus just before he releases
an RC1.

I am for it.  One day...