linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] Documentation/process: add soc maintainer handbook

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Message-ID: <fe1f44f0-3c6d-4375-6aad-286d6d539d73@linaro.org>
Date:   Sat, 17 Jun 2023 22:29:50 +0200
From:   Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>
To:     Conor Dooley <conor@...nel.org>, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:     "Conor.Dooley" <conor.dooley@...rochip.com>, soc@...nel.org,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-riscv@...ts.infradead.org,
        Olof Johansson <olof@...om.net>,
        Palmer Dabbelt <palmer@...belt.com>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] Documentation/process: add soc maintainer handbook

On 17/06/2023 20:32, Conor Dooley wrote:
> Hey Arnd,
> 
> On Tue, Jun 06, 2023 at 12:23:26PM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
>> On Tue, Jun 6, 2023, at 10:27, Conor Dooley wrote:
>>> Arnd suggested that adding a maintainer handbook for the SoC "subsystem"
>>> would be helpful in trying to bring on board maintainers for the various
>>> new platforms cropping up in RISC-V land.
>>>
>>> Add a document briefly describing the role of the SoC subsystem and some
>>> basic advice for (new) platform maintainers.
>>>
>>> Suggested-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
>>> Reviewed-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>
>>> Signed-off-by: Conor Dooley <conor.dooley@...rochip.com>
>>> ---
>>> Changes in v3:
>>> - sort out a rake of spelling/grammar bits spotted by Randy, apart from
>>>   the one noted as a suggestion
>>> - drop the refs for document filepaths
>>
>> Thanks, I've applied this in the soc/newsoc branch of the soc tree
>> now, which is where I'm already queuing new platforms.
> 
> Having cited this document for the first time, it came to mind that I
> never mentioned putting the submaintainer trees into linux-next. Should
> I send a follow-up patch for that, or do you think that that isn't

This is common maintainer stuff, so every maintainer - not only SoC
related - should ensure his tree is in next. I would trim all such
common things from the document and store it somewhere else, because
otherwise people will just not read it.

Best regards,
Krzysztof