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

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Message-ID: <47a68855-4547-49dd-d7eb-8ef83630552c@infradead.org>
Date:   Thu, 2 Jun 2022 09:31:24 -0700
From:   Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
To:     Roger Knecht <roger@...berthealth.com>
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, "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@...c4.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5] crc-itu-t: Fix typo in CRC ITU-T polynom comment



On 6/2/22 07:24, Roger Knecht wrote:
> 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?

Yes, the 2 people who signed off on its merger are not active AFAICT.

> 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

Yes, Andrew can merge it.
Or possibly Jason (also Cc-ed).

thanks.

-- 
~Randy