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

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Date:   Sun, 12 Feb 2023 16:51:14 +0100
From:   Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>
To:     Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>, 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, 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 17:27, Joe Perches wrote:
> On Sat, 2023-02-11 at 13:14 +0100, 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 appearing in files, because it might be outdated.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>
>> Signed-off-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>
>>
>> ---
>>
>> This is rework of earlier approach:
>> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210809080204.8381-1-shawnguo@kernel.org
> 
> Why the rework?  I think the older one is much simpler.
> 
> I believe I forwarded the older one to Andrew Morton awhile back.
> I'll check to see what happened to it.

It was never merged, thus I assumed some changes are needed, e.g. to
ignore emails in copyrights.

Best regards,
Krzysztof