linux-kernel - Re: [v6 5/5] MAINTAINERS: Add entry for PCI host controller helpers

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Message-ID: <qbqkt53c27zwaetm7faqleqypy7yuxjfdcbukd3vd6t4p3tiwq@jtrk4524wsjr>
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2025 22:31:05 +0530
From: Manivannan Sadhasivam <manivannan.sadhasivam@...aro.org>
To: Hans Zhang <18255117159@....com>
Cc: lpieralisi@...nel.org, kw@...ux.com, robh@...nel.org, 
	bhelgaas@...gle.com, jingoohan1@...il.com, thomas.richard@...tlin.com, 
	linux-pci@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [v6 5/5] MAINTAINERS: Add entry for PCI host controller helpers

On Mon, Mar 24, 2025 at 12:48:52AM +0800, Hans Zhang wrote:
> Add maintenance entry for the newly introduced PCI host controller helper
> functions. These functions provide common infrastructure for capability
> scanning and other shared operations across PCI host controller drivers.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Hans Zhang <18255117159@....com>
> ---
>  MAINTAINERS | 6 ++++++
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> index 00e94bec401e..9b3236704b83 100644
> --- a/MAINTAINERS
> +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> @@ -18119,6 +18119,12 @@ S:	Maintained
>  F:	Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pci/intel,ixp4xx-pci.yaml
>  F:	drivers/pci/controller/pci-ixp4xx.c
>  
> +PCI DRIVER FOR HELPER FUNCTIONS
> +M:	Hans Zhang <18255117159@....com>
> +L:	linux-pci@...r.kernel.org
> +S:	Maintained
> +F:	drivers/pci/controller/pci-host-helpers.c

I don't see much value in maintaining this file separately as these helpers are
not going to evolve much, thus not needing separate maintenance.

- Mani

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