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

Laurent Pinchart
2023-11-09T11:28:56Z

On Thu, Nov 09, 2023 at 11:21:50AM +0000, Mark Brown wrote:
> 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.

This would increase my trust in get_maintainer.pl, I would be less
likely to unconditionally remove LKML from the list it produces when I
send patches.

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Regards,

Laurent Pinchart