Re: [PATCH] leds: trigger: netdev: Fix kernel panic on interface rename trig notify

[Lee Jones <lee@kernel.org>]

On Mon, 05 Feb 2024, Andrew Lunn wrote:

> > > This should have 'net' in the subject line, to indicate which tree its
> > > for.
> > 
> > No, it shouldn't.
> > 
> > Contributors aren't obliged to know anything about merging strategies.
> 
> With netdev, we tend to assume they do, or at least can contribute to
> the discussion. They often know about any dependencies etc which could
> influence the decision. When there are multiple subsystem maintainers
> involved, i tend to use To: to indicate the maintainer i think should
> merge the patch, and Cc: for the rest.

This isn't a netdev patch. :)

We make no such stipulation for any of the subsystems I maintain.

The subject line should indicate which subsystem the commit pertains to,
not which maintainer will merge it or which tree it's merged via.  In
this case, it's drivers/leds, so "leds: " is fine.

> > Why does this need to go in via net?
> 
> It does not, as far as i'm aware. Christian, do you know of any
> reason?

It's pretty early in the cycle and there are no cross-subsystem deps
yet, as far as I'm aware.

-- 
Lee Jones [李琼斯]