linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Documentation/process: use scripts/get

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Message-ID: <87ee12cq2j.fsf@meer.lwn.net>
Date:   Mon, 09 May 2022 16:13:24 -0600
From:   Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
To:     Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>,
        linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Documentation/process: use scripts/get_maintainer.pl on
 patches

Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org> writes:

> Explain that, when collecting list of people to Cc the patch,
> scripts/get_maintainer.pl should be used on patches, not on the
> directories.  The behavior is quite different, because with "-f" on
> a directory, the maintainers of individual files will not be shown.
>
> Signed-off-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>
>
> ---
>
> It seems using the script on patches is not obvious and it already
> caused some misunderstandings.
> ---
>  Documentation/doc-guide/contributing.rst     | 5 +++--
>  Documentation/process/3.Early-stage.rst      | 9 +++++----
>  Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst | 7 ++++---
>  3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

I worry about trying to cram every detail into these documents; it's not
as if their length isn't intimidating already.  But I've gone ahead and
applied this, thanks.

jon