linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] auxdisplay: Take over maintainership, but in Odd Fixes mode

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Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2024 17:33:39 +0100
From: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@...e.de>
To: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@...hat.com>
Cc: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@...nel.org>, Andy Shevchenko <andy@...nel.org>,
 Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] auxdisplay: Take over maintainership, but in Odd
 Fixes mode

(cc'ing Javier Martinez Canillas)

Hi

Am 12.02.24 um 14:23 schrieb Andy Shevchenko:
> I have no time for this, but since it looks like I'm the main
> contributor for the last few years to the subsystem, I'll take
> it for now. Geert agreed to help me with as a designated reviwer.
> Let's see how it will go...

A few days ago, I talked to Javier about how auxdisplay is a hotchpodge 
of various drivers that seem to belong into other subsystems. Could we 
attempt to move all drivers into other places and then remove the 
auxdisplay subsystem?

Best regards
Thomas

>
> Signed-off-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
> ---
>   MAINTAINERS | 6 ++++--
>   1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> index 75cf018922a4..e2a804e22c3b 100644
> --- a/MAINTAINERS
> +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> @@ -3406,8 +3406,10 @@ F:	drivers/base/auxiliary.c
>   F:	include/linux/auxiliary_bus.h
>   
>   AUXILIARY DISPLAY DRIVERS
> -M:	Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@...nel.org>
> -S:	Maintained
> +M:	Andy Shevchenko <andy@...nel.org>
> +R:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
> +S:	Odd Fixes
> +T:	git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/andy/linux-auxdisplay.git
>   F:	Documentation/devicetree/bindings/auxdisplay/
>   F:	drivers/auxdisplay/
>   F:	include/linux/cfag12864b.h

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Thomas Zimmermann
Graphics Driver Developer
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