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Message-ID: <20251126014446-mutt-send-email-mst@kernel.org>
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2025 01:44:55 -0500
From: "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
To: Jon Kohler <jon@...anix.com>
Cc: jasowang@...hat.com, xuanzhuo@...ux.alibaba.com, eperezma@...hat.com,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, virtualization@...ts.linux.dev,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2] MAINTAINERS: separate VIRTIO NET DRIVER and
 add netdev

On Tue, Nov 25, 2025 at 06:57:48PM -0700, Jon Kohler wrote:
> Changes to virtio network stack should be cc'd to netdev DL, separate
> it into its own group to add netdev in addition to virtualization DL.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jon Kohler <jon@...anix.com>

Acked-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@...hat.com>

> ---
> v2: Narrow down scope of change to just virtio-net (MST)
> v1: https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/netdevbpf/patch/20251125210333.1594700-1-jon@nutanix.com/
> 
>  MAINTAINERS | 17 ++++++++++++++---
>  1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> index e9a8d945632b..dfe80717b0af 100644
> --- a/MAINTAINERS
> +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> @@ -27139,7 +27139,7 @@ S:	Maintained
>  F:	drivers/char/virtio_console.c
>  F:	include/uapi/linux/virtio_console.h
>  
> -VIRTIO CORE AND NET DRIVERS
> +VIRTIO CORE
>  M:	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
>  M:	Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>
>  R:	Xuan Zhuo <xuanzhuo@...ux.alibaba.com>
> @@ -27152,7 +27152,6 @@ F:	Documentation/devicetree/bindings/virtio/
>  F:	Documentation/driver-api/virtio/
>  F:	drivers/block/virtio_blk.c
>  F:	drivers/crypto/virtio/
> -F:	drivers/net/virtio_net.c
>  F:	drivers/vdpa/
>  F:	drivers/virtio/
>  F:	include/linux/vdpa.h
> @@ -27161,7 +27160,6 @@ F:	include/linux/vringh.h
>  F:	include/uapi/linux/virtio_*.h
>  F:	net/vmw_vsock/virtio*
>  F:	tools/virtio/
> -F:	tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/virtio_net/
>  
>  VIRTIO CRYPTO DRIVER
>  M:	Gonglei <arei.gonglei@...wei.com>
> @@ -27273,6 +27271,19 @@ W:	https://virtio-mem.gitlab.io/
>  F:	drivers/virtio/virtio_mem.c
>  F:	include/uapi/linux/virtio_mem.h
>  
> +VIRTIO NET DRIVER
> +M:	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
> +M:	Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>
> +R:	Xuan Zhuo <xuanzhuo@...ux.alibaba.com>
> +R:	Eugenio Pérez <eperezma@...hat.com>
> +L:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
> +L:	virtualization@...ts.linux.dev
> +S:	Maintained
> +F:	drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> +F:	include/linux/virtio_net.h
> +F:	include/uapi/linux/virtio_net.h
> +F:	tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/virtio_net/
> +
>  VIRTIO PMEM DRIVER
>  M:	Pankaj Gupta <pankaj.gupta.linux@...il.com>
>  L:	virtualization@...ts.linux.dev
> -- 
> 2.43.0