linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 6/6] drivers: soc: xilinx: update maintainer of event manager driver

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Message-ID: <2023100528-dubbed-parole-0544@gregkh>
Date:   Thu, 5 Oct 2023 16:10:55 +0200
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     "Buddhabhatti, Jay" <jay.buddhabhatti@....com>
Cc:     "Simek, Michal" <michal.simek@....com>,
        "Shah, Tanmay" <tanmay.shah@....com>,
        "Manne, Nava kishore" <nava.kishore.manne@....com>,
        "Levinsky, Ben" <ben.levinsky@....com>,
        "robh@...nel.org" <robh@...nel.org>,
        "marex@...x.de" <marex@...x.de>,
        "Shaikh, Izhar Ameer" <izhar.ameer.shaikh@....com>,
        "arnd@...db.de" <arnd@...db.de>,
        "ruanjinjie@...wei.com" <ruanjinjie@...wei.com>,
        "mathieu.poirier@...aro.org" <mathieu.poirier@...aro.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        "Kannan, Arun Balaji" <arun.balaji.kannan@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 6/6] drivers: soc: xilinx: update maintainer of event
 manager driver

On Thu, Oct 05, 2023 at 02:09:39PM +0000, Buddhabhatti, Jay wrote:
> Hi Greg,
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Simek, Michal <michal.simek@....com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 4, 2023 8:05 PM
> > To: Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
> > Cc: Buddhabhatti, Jay <jay.buddhabhatti@....com>; Shah, Tanmay
> > <tanmay.shah@....com>; Manne, Nava kishore
> > <nava.kishore.manne@....com>; Levinsky, Ben <ben.levinsky@....com>;
> > robh@...nel.org; dhaval.r.shah@....com; marex@...x.de; Shaikh, Izhar
> > Ameer <izhar.ameer.shaikh@....com>; arnd@...db.de;
> > ruanjinjie@...wei.com; mathieu.poirier@...aro.org; linux-
> > kernel@...r.kernel.org; linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
> > Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 6/6] drivers: soc: xilinx: update maintainer of event
> > manager driver
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > On 10/4/23 15:47, Greg KH wrote:
> > > On Wed, Oct 04, 2023 at 03:16:15PM +0200, Michal Simek wrote:
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> On 10/4/23 14:17, Greg KH wrote:
> > >>> On Wed, Oct 04, 2023 at 02:41:16AM -0700, Jay Buddhabhatti wrote:
> > >>>> Added Michal as a maintainer of event manager driver as Abhyuday is
> > >>>> no longer in AMD-Xilinx.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Signed-off-by: Jay Buddhabhatti <jay.buddhabhatti@....com>
> > >>>> Acked-by: Michal Simek <michal.simek@....com>
> > >>>> ---
> > >>>>    MAINTAINERS | 2 +-
> > >>>>    1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > >>>>
> > >>>> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS index
> > >>>> 35977b269d5e..f36fefd7032b 100644
> > >>>> --- a/MAINTAINERS
> > >>>> +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> > >>>> @@ -23672,7 +23672,7 @@ F:
> > 	Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/can/xilinx,can.yaml
> > >>>>    F:	drivers/net/can/xilinx_can.c
> > >>>>    XILINX EVENT MANAGEMENT DRIVER
> > >>>> -M:	Abhyuday Godhasara <abhyuday.godhasara@...inx.com>
> > >>>> +M:	Michal Simek <michal.simek@....com>
> > >>>
> > >>> For obvious reasons, we need an ack from Abhyuday.
> > >>
> > >> He no longer works for Xilinx/AMD but I have asked him on side
> > >> channel to reply and let's see if this is going to happen or not.
> > >
> > > Mantainerships follow people, not companies, so if he wants to keep
> > > being the maintainer, he can be, there's no requirement for him to
> > > step down.
> > 
> > No doubt about it but normally in these cases people send a patch to start to
> > use their new email address which is what didn't happen for quite a long time
> > in this case.
> > I am definitely happy to wait some time if he reacts but if there is no reaction
> > for some time we should fix it.
> 
> [Jay] I got information that Abhyuday is aware about this, but he is not going to react on it.

So I guess they want to remain the maintainer?  That's fine, but a new
email address for them is probably wanted if this one currently bounces.

thanks,

greg k-h