linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] workqueue: Have 'alloc_workqueue()' like macros accept a format specifier

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Thu, 22 Apr 2021 10:12:33 -0700
From:   Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@....org>
To:     Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...pe.ca>
Cc:     Marion et Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>,
        tj@...nel.org, jiangshanlai@...il.com, saeedm@...dia.com,
        leon@...nel.org, davem@...emloft.net, kuba@...nel.org,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] workqueue: Have 'alloc_workqueue()' like macros
 accept a format specifier

On 4/22/21 5:24 AM, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 19, 2021 at 01:02:34PM -0700, Bart Van Assche wrote:
>> On 4/18/21 11:36 PM, Marion et Christophe JAILLET wrote:
>>> The list in To: is the one given by get_maintainer.pl. Usualy, I only
>>> put the ML in Cc: I've run the script on the 2 patches of the serie
>>> and merged the 2 lists. Everyone is in the To: of the cover letter
>>> and of the 2 patches.
>>>
>>> If Théo is "Tejun Heo" (  (maintainer:WORKQUEUE) ), he is already in
>>> the To: line.
>> Linus wants to see a "Cc: ${maintainer}" tag in patches that he receives
>> from a maintainer and that modify another subsystem than the subsystem
>> maintained by that maintainer.
> 
> Really? Do you remember a lore link for this?

Last time I saw Linus mentioning this was a few months ago.
Unfortunately I cannot find that message anymore.

> Generally I've been junking the CC lines (vs Andrew at the other
> extreme that often has 10's of CC lines)

Most entries in the MAINTAINERS file have one to three email addresses
so I'm surprised to read that Cc-ing maintainer(s) could result in tens
of Cc lines?

Thanks,

Bart.