linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 1/1] scripts: Add add-maintainer.py

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Message-ID: <ZOz4XtX3DFRQpvQY@finisterre.sirena.org.uk>
Date:   Mon, 28 Aug 2023 20:41:18 +0100
From:   Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
To:     Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>
Cc:     Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>,
        Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Nicolas Schier <nicolas@...sle.eu>,
        Konstantin Ryabitsev <konstantin@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Bjorn Andersson <andersson@...nel.org>, robh+dt@...nel.org,
        krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org, Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        quic_pkondeti@...cinc.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        kernel@...cinc.com, workflows@...r.kernel.org,
        tools@...ux.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-pm@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/1] scripts: Add add-maintainer.py

On Mon, Aug 28, 2023 at 07:59:54PM +0200, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> On 28/08/2023 19:56, Guru Das Srinagesh wrote:

> > Your function adds mailing lists also in "To:" which is not ideal, in my view.
> > You've mentioned before that To or Cc doesn't matter [1] which I disagree
> > with: it doesn't matter, why does Cc exist as a concept at all?

> To/Cc does not matter when sending new patch, because maintainers know
> they are maintainers of which parts. I know what I handle.

That might be true for you (and also is for me) but I know there are
people who pay attention to if they're in the To: for various reasons, I
gather it's mostly about triaging their emails and is especially likely
in cases where trees have overlaps in the code they cover.

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