linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mailmap: update email address of Matthias Fuchs

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Message-ID: <10975691377830c5fa647918b07fd8c5adf7483b.camel@esd.eu>
Date:   Thu, 12 Aug 2021 13:27:57 +0000
From:   Stefan Mätje <Stefan.Maetje@....eu>
To:     "mkl@...gutronix.de" <mkl@...gutronix.de>
CC:     "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-can@...r.kernel.org" <linux-can@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mailmap: update email address of Matthias Fuchs

Am Montag, den 09.08.2021, 19:51 +0200 schrieb Marc Kleine-Budde:
> On 09.08.2021 17:22:51, Stefan Mätje wrote:
> > > Speaking of that patch. Can you please create an entry in the
> > > MAINTAINERS file, too? I suggest to add yourself as M: and the
> > > socketcan@e.u as R:. The change in the MAINTAINERS file will be a second
> > > patch in that series. Just include it the next iteration of that series.
> > 
> > Do you think of something like the patch below?
> 
> ACK
:
> >  
> > +CAN NETWORK DRIVERS ESD HARDWARE
> 
> This usually starts with the company's name or the driver name, so
> something like "ESD PCIe/402 CAN DRIVER" and a separate entry for the
> USB driver or "ESD CAN NETWORK DRIVERS" if you want to have a single
> entry.

Following the requirement to start with the company's name I'll include this
patch for MAINTAINERS:

diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 41fcfdb24a81..8ad40b5d082e 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -6900,6 +6900,14 @@ S:       Maintained
 F:     include/linux/errseq.h
 F:     lib/errseq.c
 
+ESD CAN NETWORK DRIVERS
+M:     Stefan Mätje <stefan.maetje@....eu>
+R:     socketcan@....eu
+L:     linux-can@...r.kernel.org
+S:     Maintained
+F:     drivers/net/can/esd/
+F:     drivers/net/can/usb/esd_usb2.c
+
 ET131X NETWORK DRIVER
 M:     Mark Einon <mark.einon@...il.com>
 S:     Odd Fixes


> > > > and his email address shows up in MODULE_AUTHOR() macro. He also left
> > > > our company already.
> > > 
> > > In newly added changes, it makes sense that all email addresses are
> > > working. :D
> > 
> > So I'll remove his stale email address together with the
> > MODULE_AUTHOR() macro and file the authorship credits in a changed
> > copyright history at the top of the source files.
> 
> Yes, his name but with the socketcan@e.u email in MODULE_AUTHOR().
> Regarding the top of the file's copyright information, the last patch
> only mentions 2 iterations of "esd" but no "real" people nor email
> addresses. I don't know what's you company's policy for the copyright
> line is, I don't mind adding Thomas, but use the socketcan@e.u email.
> People tend to look at the source file in case of problems, so better
> have working addresses there.
> 

For the MODULE_AUTHOR() stuff and the copyright notices I will change it
like this:

diff --git a/drivers/net/can/esd/esd_402_pci-core.c
b/drivers/net/can/esd/esd_402_pci-core.c
index 191e7f45c5d9..50d9c1dd1197 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/esd/esd_402_pci-core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/esd/esd_402_pci-core.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
-/* Copyright (C) 2015 - 2017 esd electronic system design gmbh
- * Copyright (C) 2017 - 2021 esd electronics gmbh
+/* Copyright (C) 2015 - 2016 Thomas Körper, esd electronic system design gmbh
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 - 2021 Stefan Mätje, esd electronics gmbh
  */
 
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ static struct pci_driver pci402_driver = {
 
 module_pci_driver(pci402_driver);
 
-MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Socket-CAN driver for esd CAN PCI(e)/402 cards");
-MODULE_AUTHOR("Thomas Körper <thomas.koerper@....eu>");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Socket-CAN driver for esd CAN 402 card family with esdACC
core on PCIe");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Thomas Körper <socketcan@....eu>");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Stefan Mätje <stefan.maetje@....eu>");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");


> Regarding the Co-Developed and Signed-off-by: Thomas posted the patches
> back in 2015 with his email address, so use it for the Co-Developed and
> Signed-off-by in your patch, too. This seems (or is) a bit inconsistent,
> but the S-o-b's should record the history of the patch.

I'll add this in the next iteration of my driver patch as recommended.

-- 
Best regards,

Stefan Mätje
System Design

Phone: +49-511-37298-146
E-Mail: stefan.maetje@....eu
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