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

Joe Perches
2023-11-08T18:24:13Z

On Wed, 2023-11-08 at 16:44 +0000, Mark Brown wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 08, 2023 at 08:19:46AM -0800, Joe Perches wrote:
> > On Mon, 2023-11-06 at 11:05 -0500, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> > > Konstantin Ryabitsev <konstantin@linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
>
> > > > For this reason, I propose switching the "F: *" entry in MAINTAINERS
> > > > ("THE REST") to patches@lists.linux.dev instead. This list differs from LKML
> > > > in the following important aspects:
>
> > > As long as it doesn't affect those that have L: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
>
> > > All core kernel changes should still go there.
>
> > > (Scheduler, timing, tracing, interrupts, etc)
>
> > If this is done, perhaps half or more of the lkml
> > mailing list entries in MAINTAINERS should be removed.
>
> > This grep shows all the section entries with
> > L: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
> > most of which seem not "core".
>
> The suggestion wasn't to use LKML exclusively for core changs but rather
> to not have LKML added for everything that has a more specific list.

Likely you and I read Steven's suggestion differently.
Perhaps Steven wants to clarify.