netdev - Re: [PATCH v2] scripts: get_maintainer: steer people away from using file paths

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Message-ID: <11ec5b3819ff17c7013348b766eab571eee5ca96.camel@perches.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2023 08:43:30 -0700
From: Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Cc: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>, 
	geert@...ux-m68k.org, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org, 
	workflows@...r.kernel.org, mario.limonciello@....com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] scripts: get_maintainer: steer people away from
 using file paths

On Wed, 2023-07-26 at 08:15 -0700, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> We repeatedly see netcomers misuse get_maintainer by running it on

newcomers

> Print a warning when someone tries to use -f and remove
> the "auto-guessing" of file paths.

Nack on that bit.
My recollection is it's Linus' preferred mechanism.