linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next] nfc: MAINTAINERS: Orphan the NFC and look for new maintainers

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Message-ID: <bddcea45-388e-4a97-a404-c193e915eb77@animalcreek.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2026 08:36:55 -0700
From: Mark Greer <mgreer@...malcreek.com>
To: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@....qualcomm.com>,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] nfc: MAINTAINERS: Orphan the NFC and look for
 new maintainers

On 1/9/26 3:11 AM, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> NFC stack in Linux is in poor shape, with several bugs being discovered
> last years via fuzzing, not much new development happening and limited
> review and testing.  It requires some more effort than drive-by reviews
> I have been offering last one or two years.
>
> I don't have much time nor business interests to keep looking at NFC,
> so let's drop me from maintainers to clearly indicate that more hands
> are needed.
>
> Cc: Mark Greer <mgreer@...malcreek.com>
> Signed-off-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@....qualcomm.com>

Acked-by: Mark Greer <mgreer@...malcreek.com>

> ---
>
> One might argue that poor/non-responsive maintainer is better than no
> maintainer, but I think better to admit that real state of affairs, so
> people would see there is vacancy to take.
> ---

Thank you so much for the work you've done on this Krzysztof. I was
supposed to help you with some of this but I didn't. I'm pretty busy
too so I'm not sure when this situation will improve for me or in
general. Maybe someone will step up.

Mark
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