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Message-ID: <20200330193346.GI25745@shell.armlinux.org.uk>
Date:   Mon, 30 Mar 2020 20:33:46 +0100
From:   Russell King - ARM Linux admin <linux@...linux.org.uk>
To:     Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
Cc:     David Airlie <airlied@...ux.ie>, Daniel Vetter <daniel@...ll.ch>,
        Andrzej Hajda <a.hajda@...sung.com>,
        Neil Armstrong <narmstrong@...libre.com>,
        Laurent Pinchart <Laurent.pinchart@...asonboard.com>,
        Jonas Karlman <jonas@...boo.se>,
        Jernej Skrabec <jernej.skrabec@...l.net>,
        Lucas Stach <l.stach@...gutronix.de>,
        Christian Gmeiner <christian.gmeiner@...il.com>,
        Hans Verkuil <hverkuil-cisco@...all.nl>,
        Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...nel.org>,
        Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org, etnaviv@...ts.freedesktop.org,
        linux-media@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Update my email address in various drivers

On Mon, Mar 30, 2020 at 08:04:44PM +0200, Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> Hi Russell.
> 
> On Sun, Mar 29, 2020 at 11:19:10AM +0100, Russell King wrote:
> > Globally update my email address in six files scattered through the
> > tree.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Russell King <rmk+kernel@...linux.org.uk>
> > ---
> >  drivers/gpu/drm/armada/armada_drv.c                 | 2 +-
> >  drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-hdmi-ahb-audio.c | 2 +-
> >  drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_drv.c               | 2 +-
> >  drivers/media/cec/cec-notifier.c                    | 2 +-
> >  drivers/net/phy/swphy.c                             | 2 +-
> >  include/media/cec-notifier.h                        | 2 +-
> >  6 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
> 
> This changes all cases of:
>    
>    rmk+kernel@....linux.org.uk
> 
> to
> 
>   rmk+kernel@...linux.org.uk or no mail address.

Correct.  This is the address I sign off all my commits with, and this
is the one I use to associate with authorship because it uses my
initials.

> But I am confused.
> 
> The new address does not appear anywhere in MAINTAINERS and is used
> only in three other files.

MAINTAINERS lists the addresses I prefer email for the day to day
maintanence, which is my linux@ accounts.  The above addresses
also fall into _this_ mailbox too, rather than my rmk@ mailbox.
So, ultimately all that email comes to the same place.

However, the plain rmk@ address doesn't.

> And there are a few other mail addresses that would reach you.
> But no matter how confused I am the patch looks fine so:
> 
> Acked-by: Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
> 
> And if the change is for private reaons then I do not have to know
> anyway so feel free to ignore my confusion.

The reason for the change is so I can drop the routing information
rmk+kernel@....linux.org.uk, thereby causing that address to start
bouncing, rather than being a spam inlet.  Sure, the new one will
be as well, but the point is that keeping both around indefinitely
gives a bigger attack surface for spam ingress.

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