linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: group all VMA-related files into the VMA section

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Message-ID: <bsk3da3fd2h76uqljrvakvemna3lfmrjlj5bwva2x6shphebmw@kangvdblxunu>
Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2024 14:35:50 -0500
From: "Liam R. Howlett" <Liam.Howlett@...cle.com>
To: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@...cle.com>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>, Jann Horn <jannh@...gle.com>,
        linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: group all VMA-related files into the VMA
 section

* Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@...cle.com> [241206 14:16]:
> There are a number of means of interacting with VMA operations within mm,
> and we have on occasion not been made aware of impactful changes due to
> these sitting in different files, most recently in [0].
> 
> Correct this by bringing all VMA operations under the same section in
> MAINTAINERS. Additionally take the opportunity to combine MEMORY MAPPING
> with VMA as there needn't be two entries as they amount to the same thing.
> 
> [0]:https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/CAG48ez0siYGB8GP5+Szgj2ovBZAkL6Zi4n6GUAjzzjFV9LTkRQ@mail.gmail.com/
> 
> Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@...cle.com>

nommu doesn't really make sense under this header, does it?

We're often (always?) involved with fixing that already.

Acked-by: Liam R. Howlett <Liam.Howlett@...cle.com>

> ---
>  MAINTAINERS | 19 +++++++------------
>  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> index 1e930c7a58b1..95db20c26f5f 100644
> --- a/MAINTAINERS
> +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> @@ -15060,18 +15060,6 @@ F:	tools/mm/
>  F:	tools/testing/selftests/mm/
>  N:	include/linux/page[-_]*
> 
> -MEMORY MAPPING
> -M:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
> -M:	Liam R. Howlett <Liam.Howlett@...cle.com>
> -M:	Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@...cle.com>
> -R:	Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>
> -R:	Jann Horn <jannh@...gle.com>
> -L:	linux-mm@...ck.org
> -S:	Maintained
> -W:	http://www.linux-mm.org
> -T:	git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/mm
> -F:	mm/mmap.c
> -
>  MEMORY TECHNOLOGY DEVICES (MTD)
>  M:	Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@...tlin.com>
>  M:	Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>
> @@ -25028,6 +25016,13 @@ L:	linux-mm@...ck.org
>  S:	Maintained
>  W:	https://www.linux-mm.org
>  T:	git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/mm
> +F:	mm/madvise.c
> +F:	mm/mlock.c
> +F:	mm/mmap.c
> +F:	mm/mprotect.c
> +F:	mm/mremap.c
> +F:	mm/mseal.c
> +F:	mm/msync.c
>  F:	mm/vma.c
>  F:	mm/vma.h
>  F:	mm/vma_internal.h
> --
> 2.47.1