linux-kernel - [RFC] Add a 'tag' field to MAINTAINERS

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Message-ID: <Ybuy++k9sitvrem3@casper.infradead.org>
Date:   Thu, 16 Dec 2021 21:43:23 +0000
From:   Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>
To:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [RFC] Add a 'tag' field to MAINTAINERS

People find it hard to use the right tag when sending patches which
affect a maintainer that they don't interact with often.  If we add
a field to MAINTAINERS, perhaps a tool will be written some day that
automatically adds it to patches.

Signed-off-by: Matthew Wilcox (Oracle) <willy@...radead.org>

diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 0a1410d5a621..c6358fa58fed 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ Descriptions of section entries:
 	R: Designated reviewer: FullName <address@...ain>
 	   These reviewers should be CCed on patches.
 	L: Mailing list that is relevant to this area
+	J: Prefix to use when sending a patch
 	W: Web-page with status/info
 	B: URI for where to file bugs. A web-page with detailed bug
 	   filing info, a direct bug tracker link, or a mailto: URI.
@@ -2667,6 +2668,7 @@ F:	drivers/leds/leds-blinkm.c
 BLOCK LAYER
 M:	Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
 L:	linux-block@...r.kernel.org
+J:	block
 T:	git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/axboe/linux-block.git
 S:	Maintained
 F:	block/
@@ -14927,6 +14929,7 @@ M:	Pawel Osciak <pawel@...iak.com>
 M:	Marek Szyprowski <m.szyprowski@...sung.com>
 M:	Kyungmin Park <kyungmin.park@...sung.com>
 L:	linux-media@...r.kernel.org
+J:	videobuf
 S:	Maintained
 F:	drivers/media/v4l2-core/videobuf2-*
 F:	include/media/videobuf2-*