linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] get_maintainer: add email addresses from dts files

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Date:   Sat, 11 Feb 2023 13:34:38 +0100
From:   Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>
To:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, Olof Johansson <olof@...om.net>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Shawn Guo <shawnguo@...nel.org>,
        Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] get_maintainer: add email addresses from dts files

On 11/02/2023 13:14, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> The DTS/DTSI files represent hardware description for Linux kernel,
> which is necessary to properly recognize and configure hardware by
> Linux.  DTS is usually created by people having the actual hardware and
> having interest in keeping it in good shape.  Such people can provide
> review (they might have board schematics) and testing.  Unfortunately
> they mostly do not appear in MAINTAINERS file.  Adding per-DTS entries
> to MAINTAINERS would quickly make it bloated (hundreds of new per-DTS
> entries).
> 
> On the other hand there is no point in CC-ing every Copyright email
> appearing in files, because it might be outdated.  Add new in-file
> pattern for storing maintainers dedicated to specific boards:
> 
>   Maintainer: John Smith <email>
> 
> Suggested-by: Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
> Suggested-by: Shawn Guo <shawnguo@...nel.org>
> Reviewed-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>

This is obviously not a valid tag anymore... I'll sent a v2 tomorrow.

Best regards,
Krzysztof