linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: Add selftests/x86 entry

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Message-ID: <a32a8cdf-b488-4b6f-a0d9-d709b9beb769@linuxfoundation.org>
Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2024 13:27:15 -0600
From: Shuah Khan <skhan@...uxfoundation.org>
To: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc: Muhammad Usama Anjum <usama.anjum@...labora.com>,
 Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
 Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>, Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
 x86@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org, kernel@...labora.com,
 Shuah Khan <skhan@...uxfoundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: Add selftests/x86 entry

On 7/31/24 15:23, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 31, 2024 at 12:14:16PM -0600, Shuah Khan wrote:
>> On 7/31/24 07:42, Muhammad Usama Anjum wrote:
>>> Kind reminder
>>>
>>> On 7/2/24 3:17 PM, Muhammad Usama Anjum wrote:
>>>> Kind reminder
>>
>> Top post ???
>>
>>>>
>>>> On 6/10/24 10:28 AM, Muhammad Usama Anjum wrote:
>>>>> There are no maintainers specified for tools/testing/selftests/x86.
>>>>> Shuah has mentioned [1] that the patches should go through x86 tree or
>>>>> in special cases directly to Shuah's tree after getting ack-ed from x86
>>>>> maintainers. Different people have been confused when sending patches as
>>>>> correct maintainers aren't found by get_maintainer.pl script. Fix
>>>>> this by adding entry to MAINTAINERS file.
>>>>>
>>>>> [1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/90dc0dfc-4c67-4ea1-b705-0585d6e2ec47@linuxfoundation.org
>>>>>
>>>>> Signed-off-by: Muhammad Usama Anjum <usama.anjum@...labora.com>
>>>>> ---
>>>>>    MAINTAINERS | 1 +
>>>>>    1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>>>>>
>>
>> Applied to linux-kselftest next for Linux 6.12-rc1.
> 
> You are applying things for the x86 entry, without an x86 ack, srsly?

People are having problems with s86 selftests not making it to x86 lists.
I figured it will make it easier for the x86 team.

I don't have issues dropping this patch.

thanks,
-- Shuah