linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] soc: fsl: Replace kernel.h with the necessary inclusions

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Message-ID: <CAHp75VeB8Dmr6Hrupb1Hj=D=oG1zPyJrhCXu37QtXHNNKdNvZg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Fri, 29 Oct 2021 23:31:30 +0300
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
To:     LEROY Christophe <christophe.leroy@...roup.eu>
Cc:     Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org" <linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org>,
        Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>,
        Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] soc: fsl: Replace kernel.h with the necessary inclusions

On Fri, Oct 29, 2021 at 10:04 PM LEROY Christophe
<christophe.leroy@...roup.eu> wrote:
>
>
>
> Le 29/10/2021 à 17:55, Andy Shevchenko a écrit :
> > On Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 06:33:54PM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> >> When kernel.h is used in the headers it adds a lot into dependency hell,
> >> especially when there are circular dependencies are involved.
> >>
> >> Replace kernel.h inclusion with the list of what is really being used.
> >
> > Seems nobody from PPC took this patch.
> > Any idea who can take it?
> >
>
> You have to check in MAINTAINERS file in the root directory of kernel
> sources: https://github.com/linuxppc/linux/blob/master/MAINTAINERS

Actually for these files get_maintainer.pl showed nothing.
I have chosen PPC maintainers manually.

> That's Michael who takes them. But you have to allow him enough time for it.

Thanks!

I wrote that message because I have got a notification from checkpatch
that it should go somewhere else.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko