linux-kernel - [PATCH net-next v2] MAINTAINERS: separate VIRTIO NET DRIVER and add netdev

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Message-ID: <20251126015750.2200267-1-jon@nutanix.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2025 18:57:48 -0700
From: Jon Kohler <jon@...anix.com>
To: mst@...hat.com, jasowang@...hat.com, xuanzhuo@...ux.alibaba.com,
        eperezma@...hat.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        virtualization@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc: Jon Kohler <jon@...anix.com>
Subject: [PATCH net-next v2] MAINTAINERS: separate VIRTIO NET DRIVER and add netdev

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>
---
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