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charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Received-SPF: pass client-ip=2a00:1450:4864:20::442; envelope-from=alex.bennee@linaro.org; helo=mail-wr1-x442.google.com X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: qemu-devel@nongnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: qemu-devel-bounces+qemu-devel=archiver.kernel.org@nongnu.org Sender: qemu-devel-bounces+qemu-devel=archiver.kernel.org@nongnu.org Peter Maydell writes: > On Fri, 12 Dec 2025 at 11:00, Alex Benn=C3=A9e w= rote: >> We can certainly add the ability to dig through git but to honest those >> doing archaeology are probably better off reading the logs. The default >> it just to match paths to MAINTAINERS which I think is what the main use >> is. It's not called get_git_blame_info.py ;-) > > The default of the existing script is to start with > MAINTAINERS but to fall back to looking at git if > there's nothing in the MAINTAINERS file. I think a more useful policy would be to ensure all code is covered by maintainers, even if it is a fallback. We have checkpatch tests that care and this script is amenable to being used as a CI task. > > thanks > -- PMM --=20 Alex Benn=C3=A9e Virtualisation Tech Lead @ Linaro