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

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Message-ID: <0ce7ee4a-b731-4d3e-8eb6-b3dc0c0606af@lucifer.local>
Date: Fri, 9 May 2025 09:43:23 +0100
From: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@...cle.com>
To: Johannes Weiner <hannes@...xchg.org>
Cc: David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>,
        Shakeel Butt <shakeel.butt@...ux.dev>,
        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 Fri, May 09, 2025 at 01:32:48AM -0400, Johannes Weiner wrote:
> 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.

Thanks, absolutely support this :) Will switch you out for an M when I un-RFC.

Cheers, Lorenzo