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Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2023 15:46:30 +0900
From: Justin Stitt <justinstitt@...gle.com>
To: Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc: Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>,
Nathan Chancellor <nathan@...nel.org>,
Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>,
geert@...ux-m68k.org, workflows@...r.kernel.org,
mario.limonciello@....com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] get_maintainer: add patch-only pattern matching type
On Wed, Sep 27, 2023 at 3:14 PM Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Sep 27, 2023 at 03:19:16AM +0000, Justin Stitt wrote:
> > Note that folks really shouldn't be using get_maintainer on tree files
> > anyways [1].
>
> That's not true, Linus and I use it on a daily basis this way, it's part
> of our normal workflow, AND the workflow of the kernel security team.
>
> So please don't take that valid use-case away from us.
Fair. I'm on the side of keeping the "K:'' behavior the way it is and
that's why I'm proposing adding "D:" to provide a more granular
content matching type operating strictly on patches. It's purely
opt-in.
The patch I linked mentioned steering folks away from using
tree files but not necessarily removing the behavior.
>
> thanks,
>
> greg k-h
Thanks
Justin
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