Re: [workflows]RFC: switching "THE REST" in MAINTAINERS away from linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org

Mark Brown
2023-11-09T11:21:54Z

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On Wed, Nov 08, 2023 at 02:34:47PM -0500, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> Joe Perches <joe@perches.com> wrote:

> > > Right. For example, I use linux-trace-kernel@ to add patches to patchwork,
> > > but I prefer the discussions to be done on LKML.

> > How would that work? Especially with get_maintainer?

> The way it works now. Just Cc both lists. What's the problem with that?

So that's just CC the list and then both the patch and discussion end up
on both lists, which one you use is more of a personal thing with your
workflow.

> TRACING
> M: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
> M: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org>
> L: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
> L: linux-trace-kernel@vger.kernel.org
> S: Maintained

That wouldn't be affected since it's an explicit thing in the entry for
the subsystem - it's not being picked up by the wildcard entry or by
get_maintainers just automatically adding a CC to LKML to everything
even without it being explicitly listed.

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