linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] MAINTAINERS: Remove JZ4780 DMA driver entry

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Date:   Sun, 2 Aug 2020 13:42:51 +0100 (BST)
From:   "Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@....com>
To:     Paul Cercueil <paul@...pouillou.net>
cc:     Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Thomas Bogendoerfer <tsbogend@...ha.franken.de>,
        linux-mips@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        "Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@...ux-mips.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] MAINTAINERS: Remove JZ4780 DMA driver entry

On Sun, 2 Aug 2020, Paul Cercueil wrote:

> >  FYI, the usual approach would be marking the entry "Orphan" rather 
> > than
> > removing it entirely, so that the mapping remains and makes it easy 
> > for
> > someone to pick it up.
> 
> This is OK in this case, as the driver is also listed as part of the 
> "INGENIC JZ47xx SoCs".

 Fair enough (and odd enough too to have two entries for one piece), 
though in this case I think the commit description ought to mention it.  
As it stands it makes one think the driver is not going to have a 
maintainer anymore: "[...] and no maintenance is provided."

  Maciej