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

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Message-ID: <ZRSw9EGuYEpZC6GE@quicinc.com>
Date:   Wed, 27 Sep 2023 15:47:16 -0700
From:   Guru Das Srinagesh <quic_gurus@...cinc.com>
To:     Pavan Kondeti <quic_pkondeti@...cinc.com>
CC:     Guru Das Srinagesh <quic_gurus@...cinc.com>,
        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>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/1] scripts: Add add-maintainer.py

On Sep 26 2023 17:32, Pavan Kondeti wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 26, 2023 at 01:07:42AM -0700, Guru Das Srinagesh wrote:
> > +def gather_maintainers_of_file(patch_file):
> > +    all_entities_of_patch = dict()
> > +
> > +    # Run get_maintainer.pl on patch file
> > +    logging.info("GET: Patch: {}".format(os.path.basename(patch_file)))
> > +    cmd = ['scripts/get_maintainer.pl']
> > +    cmd.extend([patch_file])
> > +
> > +    try:
> > +        p = subprocess.run(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, check=True)
> > +    except:
> > +        sys.exit(1)
> > +
> > +    logging.debug("\n{}".format(p.stdout.decode()))
> > +
> > +    entries = p.stdout.decode().splitlines()
> > +
> > +    maintainers = []
> > +    lists = []
> > +    others = []
> > +
> > +    for entry in entries:
> > +        entity = entry.split('(')[0].strip()
> > +        if any(role in entry for role in ["maintainer", "reviewer"]):
> > +            maintainers.append(entity)
> > +        elif "list" in entry:
> > +            lists.append(entity)
> > +        else:
> > +            others.append(entity)
> > +
> > +    all_entities_of_patch["maintainers"] = set(maintainers)
> > +    all_entities_of_patch["lists"] = set(lists)
> > +    all_entities_of_patch["others"] = set(others)
> > +
> > +    return all_entities_of_patch
> > +
> 
> FYI, there are couple of issues found while playing around.

Thanks for testing this out :) I am no longer working on this due to pushback
from the maintainers in favour of b4.

> 
> - Some entries in MAINTAINERS could be "supporter"

This was intentional - I didn't want to include "supporter"s.

> - When names contain ("company"), the script fails to extract name.

Interesting... I had not tested this out.

In any case, I am not devoting resources to work on this unless I see some
interest from maintainers, which, as it stands currently, is nil.

Thanks for the support, Pavan.

Guru Das.