linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] rtc: MAINTAINERS: drop Alessandro Zummo

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Date:   Tue, 12 Dec 2023 09:25:15 +0100
From:   Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>
To:     Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@...gutronix.de>
Cc:     Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com>,
        linux-rtc@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@...ertech.it>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] rtc: MAINTAINERS: drop Alessandro Zummo

On 11/12/2023 17:58, Uwe Kleine-König wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 11, 2023 at 02:26:00PM +0100, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>> Last email from Alessandro was in 2016, so remove him from maintainers
>> of the RTC subsystem.  Stale maintainer entries hide information whether
>> subsystem needs help, has a bus-factor or is even orphaned.
>>
>> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/?q=f%3A%22Alessandro+Zummo%22
> 
> unusual usage of Link: (which traditionally has an URL proving the patch
> submission).

"If related discussions or any other background information behind the
change can be found on the web, add 'Link:' tags pointing to it."

It's additional information outside serving as an proof. It's like the
"background information".

> 
>> Cc: Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com>
>> Cc: Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@...gutronix.de>
>> Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
>> Cc: Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@...ertech.it>
>> Signed-off-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>
>> ---
>>  MAINTAINERS | 1 -
>>  1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
>> index ec736fccbb26..82ef00014f41 100644
>> --- a/MAINTAINERS
>> +++ b/MAINTAINERS
>> @@ -18271,7 +18271,6 @@ X:	include/linux/srcu*.h
>>  X:	kernel/rcu/srcu*.c
>>  
>>  REAL TIME CLOCK (RTC) SUBSYSTEM
>> -M:	Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@...ertech.it>
>>  M:	Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com>
>>  L:	linux-rtc@...r.kernel.org
>>  S:	Maintained
> 
> Acked-by: Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@...gutronix.de>
> 
> Maybe it would be a nice move to add him to CREDITS.


Yes, this is good idea. I will send v2.

Best regards,
Krzysztof