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

Konstantin Ryabitsev
2023-11-06T17:45:04Z

On Mon, Nov 06, 2023 at 05:29:32PM +0100, Miquel Raynal 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)
>
> There are many MAINTAINERS entries without explicit mailing-list which
> are not really 'core kernel' areas. If we consider
> patches@lists.linux.dev as an archive-only list, then
> maybe get_maintainers.pl should somehow fallback to
> linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org anyway when no list pops-up?

I'm happy if we disambiguate between "THE REST" and "ALWAYS CC" behaviours. If
"THE REST" only triggers when there are no matching L: entries, and "ALWAYS
CC" gets added on all mail regardless, that would achieve the same result that
I'm looking for.

-K