linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH] MAINTAINERS: add mm reclaim section

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Message-ID: <20250509053248.GA606476@cmpxchg.org>
Date: Fri, 9 May 2025 01:32:48 -0400
From: Johannes Weiner <hannes@...xchg.org>
To: David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
Cc: Shakeel Butt <shakeel.butt@...ux.dev>,
	Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@...cle.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org>, Yu Zhao <yuzhao@...gle.com>,
	Qi Zheng <zhengqi.arch@...edance.com>, linux-mm@...ck.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] MAINTAINERS: add mm reclaim section

On Thu, May 08, 2025 at 08:31:28PM +0200, David Hildenbrand wrote:
> On 08.05.25 20:30, Shakeel Butt wrote:
> > On Thu, May 08, 2025 at 06:37:35PM +0100, Lorenzo Stoakes wrote:
> >> In furtherance of ongoing efforts to ensure people are aware of who
> >> de-facto maintains/has an interest in specific parts of mm, as well trying
> >> to avoid get_maintainers.pl listing only Andrew and the mailing list for mm
> >> files - establish a reclaim memory management section and add relevant
> >> maintainers/reviewers.
> >>
> >> This is a key part of memory management so sensibly deserves its own
> >> section.
> >>
> >> This encompasses both 'classical' reclaim and MGLRU and thus reflects this
> >> in the reviewers from both, as well as those who have contributed
> >> specifically on the memcg side of things.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@...cle.com>
> > 
> > Seems fine to me, though I would put Johannes as M (if he is fine with
> > it).
> 
> That would be lovely.

Thanks for the votes of confidence, I'd be happy to do that as well.