linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: Add Angelo as MediaTek SoC co-maintainer

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Message-ID: <CAGXv+5GLG0UErUyzVExjfpOiVx=JmBs_FRgj=jsXYwcv6duLZA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Mon, 2 Oct 2023 11:31:49 +0800
From:   Chen-Yu Tsai <wenst@...omium.org>
To:     frank-w@...lic-files.de
Cc:     linux-mediatek@...ts.infradead.org,
        AngeloGioacchino Del Regno 
        <angelogioacchino.delregno@...labora.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, nfraprado@...labora.com,
        matthias.bgg@...il.com, robh@...nel.org, amergnat@...libre.com,
        arnd@...db.de
Subject: Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: Add Angelo as MediaTek SoC co-maintainer

On Sat, Sep 30, 2023 at 3:55 PM Frank Wunderlich
<frank-w@...lic-files.de> wrote:
>
> Am 29. September 2023 10:20:09 MESZ schrieb AngeloGioacchino Del Regno <angelogioacchino.delregno@...labora.com>:
> >I am a top reviewer mainly for MediaTek SoC related patches in most
> >subsystems and I've also been upstreaming both improvements, fixes
> >and new drivers and devicetrees when required.
> >
> >The MediaTek scene saw a generous increase in number of patches that
> >are sent to the lists every week, increasing the amount of required
> >efforts to maintain the MTK bits overall, and we will possibly see
> >even more of that.
> >
> >For this reason, and also because of suggestions and encouragement
> >coming from the community, I'm stepping up to be a co-maintainer of
> >MediaTek SoCs support.
> >
> >Signed-off-by: AngeloGioacchino Del Regno <angelogioacchino.delregno@...labora.com>
> >---
> >
> >P.S.: I tried to reach to Matthias for almost two months, but I couldn't
> >find any way to talk to him and he has been unresponsive on the mailing
> >lists as well.
> >
> >P.P.S.: This also comes after Rob Herring's suggestion to have myself as
> >a MediaTek SoC co-maintainer [1] and support from other people.
> >
> >[1]: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20230804225813.12493-1-robh@kernel.org/
> >
>
> Hi,
>
> Thank you Angelo for supporting Matthias here. I also have no information why his tree is stale for more than 2 months and also got no response on direct contact. I hope he is still ok and do only need some free time.
>
> I waiting for these to be merged:
>  https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-mediatek/list/?series=761293   https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-mediatek/list/?series=777712
>
> Do you have created an own tree from matthias' one or can you directly work on it? If working on own tree please send me the link,so that i can track when changes (also from others) are merged.

It's likely going to be under a new namespace. Matthias used his own
namespace, which is not shared.
AFAIK the kernel.org git infrastructure doesn't allow others to push
to a user's namespace.

> regards Frank
>