linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/6] dt-bindings: rtc: Add ST m41t93

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Message-ID: <20250920144728.GA69280@bhairav-test.ee.iitb.ac.in>
Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2025 20:17:28 +0530
From: Akhilesh Patil <akhilesh@...iitb.ac.in>
To: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>
Cc: alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com, krzk+dt@...nel.org, robh@...nel.org,
	conor+dt@...nel.org, skhan@...uxfoundation.org,
	linux-rtc@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, akhileshpatilvnit@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/6] dt-bindings: rtc: Add ST m41t93

On Wed, Sep 17, 2025 at 09:52:24AM +0900, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> On 15/09/2025 16:19, Akhilesh Patil wrote:
> >>> +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/rtc/st,m41t93.yaml#
> >>> +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
> >>> +
> >>> +title: ST M41T93 RTC and compatible
> >>> +
> >>> +maintainers:
> >>> +  - linux-rtc@...r.kernel.org
> >>
> >> Not much improved. This should be a person responsible/caring about this
> >> hardware support in the kernel. Why would we want to take the binding if
> >> no one cares about it?
> > 
> > Okay. As per get_maintainer.pl, linux driver corresponding to this binding does not have a dedicated
> > maintainer, hence it shows rtc subsystem maintainer (Alexandre Belloni).
> 
> And what did I express at v1?
> 
> > Looking forward for your suggestion here.
> > What do you suggest to keep maintainer as Rob Herring or/and me ? as I see in
> > such cases Rob is the maintainer.
> 
> No, I really doubt Rob cares about this particular hardware. Neither do
> I, nor Conor.

okay.
I have this rtc hardware with me and I am willing to own and maintain
this support in the kernel.
Hence I will add myself as a maintainer for this binding and share v3.

Regards,
Akhilesh

> 
> 
> Best regards,
> Krzysztof