linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5] crc-itu-t: Fix typo in CRC ITU-T polynom comment

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Message-ID: <CAO_iFwrHcSWJm17fL-Q83DZ5i1xr+_dkEjh5Yt3Hxso0VtnzZw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 2 Jun 2022 16:24:12 +0200
From:   Roger Knecht <roger@...berthealth.com>
To:     Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Ivo van Doorn <IvDoorn@...il.com>,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
        Kristian Hoegsberg <krh@...hat.com>,
        Stefan Richter <stefanr@...6.in-berlin.de>,
        akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5] crc-itu-t: Fix typo in CRC ITU-T polynom comment

On Sat, May 21, 2022 at 5:44 PM Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org> wrote:
> I don't know which maintainer will merge this since no one is Cc:ed on it.
> You will probably need to choose some maintainer to send the patch to.
>
> But let's add the people who merged the header file in the first place
> for their comments/review. (done)

Thanks Randy.

The CRC implementation seems to be unmaintained (no entry in the
MAINTAINER file).
Any idea which maintainer I can send the patch to?

The kernel doc mentions Andrew Morton as last resort (added to CC):
> You should always copy the appropriate subsystem maintainer(s) on any patch to
> code that they maintain; look through the MAINTAINERS file and the source code
> revision history to see who those maintainers are. The script scripts/get_maintainer.pl
> can be very useful at this step. If you cannot find a maintainer for the subsystem you
> are working on, Andrew Morton (akpm@...ux-foundation.org) serves as a maintainer
> of last resort.
source: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/submitting-patches.html

Roger