Re: [PATCH 1/5] fstests: add MAINTAINERS and get_maintainer.pl files

[John Hubbard <jhubbard@nvidia.com>]

On 4/7/23 21:14, Zorro Lang wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 06, 2023 at 01:52:55PM -0700, John Hubbard wrote:
>> On 4/6/23 13:48, Zorro Lang wrote:
>> ...
>>>>> The MAINTAINERS and get_maintainer.pl are copied from linux project,
>>>>> then made some changes for fstests specially.
>>>>
>>>> Hi Zorro,
>>>>
>>>> Instead of forking 23,000+ lines of MAINTAINERS and 2600+ lines of
>>>> script into a strange tools/ location ("tools/" would then mean fstests,
>>>> and "scripts/" would mean "everything else), this upgrade really should
>>>> simply be done in place.
>>>>
>>>> I don't see much in the following patches that *truly* requires forking
>>>> these files. And if you fix them up in place, then more people will be
>>>> able to find the fstests maintainers easily, too.
>>>
>>> Hi John,
>>>
>>> Thanks for your reviewing.
>>>
>>> What's the meaning of "fix them up in place"? Do you suggest to change
>>> the location/path of the the MAINTAINERS file and get_maintainer script,
>>> or rewrite them simply and totally (from zero)?
>>>
>>
>> I meant, change MAINTAINERS and scripts/get_maintainer.pl directly, so
>> as to get the new information about fstests and maintainers. That
>> requires some effort, because you have to keep the existing functionality
>> working, but I do think it's worth the effort.
> 
> I doubt Linux project would like to accept that :)

OK, I thought this *was* targeting the kernel. Now I see that it
is for a completely separate tree, sorry for the confusion.

nevermind, then. :)

thanks,
-- 
John Hubbard
NVIDIA