linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] get_maintainer: add patch-only keyword-matching

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Date:   Wed, 27 Sep 2023 22:08:33 -0700
From:   Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:     Justin Stitt <justinstitt@...gle.com>
Cc:     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, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
        workflows@...r.kernel.org, mario.limonciello@....com,
        Konstantin Ryabitsev <konstantin@...uxfoundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] get_maintainer: add patch-only keyword-matching

On Thu, 2023-09-28 at 14:03 +0900, Justin Stitt wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 28, 2023 at 1:46 PM Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com> wrote:
> > 
> > On Thu, 2023-09-28 at 04:23 +0000, Justin Stitt wrote:
> > > Add the "D:" type which behaves the same as "K:" but will only match
> > > content present in a patch file.
[]
> > > My opinion: Nack.
> > 
> > I think something like this would be better
> > as it avoids duplication of K and D content.
> 
> If I understand correctly, this puts the onus on the get_maintainer users
> to select the right argument whereas adding "D:", albeit with some
> duplicate code, allows maintainers themselves to decide in exactly
> which context they receive mail.

Maybe, but I doubt it'll be significantly different.


> This could all be a moot point, though, as I believe Konstantin
> is trying to separate out the whole idea of a patch-sender needing
> to specify the recipients of a patch.

As I understand it, by using get_maintainer.