Re: [PATCH v2] MAINTAINERS: List arch/arm64/configs/ explicitly

[Marc Gonzalez <marc.w.gonzalez@free.fr>]

On 29/04/2019 08:32, Olof Johansson wrote:

> On Thu, Apr 18, 2019 at 07:48:15PM +0200, Marc Gonzalez wrote:
>
>> On 18/04/2019 19:25, Olof Johansson wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, Apr 18, 2019 at 6:53 AM Marc Gonzalez wrote:
>>>
>>>> As it stands, get_maintainer.pl scans the changelog to determine the
>>>> recipients for arm64 defconfig patches:
>>>>
>>>> $ scripts/get_maintainer.pl arch/arm64/configs/defconfig
>>>> Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@arm.com> (maintainer:ARM64 PORT (AARCH64 ARCHITECTURE))
>>>> Will Deacon <will.deacon@arm.com> (maintainer:ARM64 PORT (AARCH64 ARCHITECTURE))
>>>> Heiko Stuebner <heiko@sntech.de> (commit_signer:10/73=14%)
>>>> Simon Horman <horms+renesas@verge.net.au> (commit_signer:9/73=12%)
>>>> Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard@bootlin.com> (commit_signer:8/73=11%)
>>>> Olof Johansson <olof@lixom.net> (commit_signer:8/73=11%,added_lines:39/248=16%,removed_lines:63/135=47%)
>>>> Andy Gross <andy.gross@linaro.org> (commit_signer:8/73=11%)
>>>> Jagan Teki <jagan@amarulasolutions.com> (authored:7/73=10%)
>>>> Bjorn Andersson <bjorn.andersson@linaro.org> (authored:7/73=10%,added_lines:32/248=13%)
>>>> Enric Balletbo i Serra <enric.balletbo@collabora.com> (authored:5/73=7%,added_lines:29/248=12%)
>>>> Stefan Wahren <stefan.wahren@i2se.com> (authored:4/73=5%)
>>>> Ezequiel Garcia <ezequiel@collabora.com> (authored:4/73=5%)
>>>> Marc Gonzalez <marc.w.gonzalez@free.fr> (added_lines:53/248=21%,removed_lines:63/135=47%)
>>>> linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org (moderated list:ARM64 PORT (AARCH64 ARCHITECTURE))
>>>> linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org (open list)
>>>>
>>>> Explicitly list arch/arm64/configs/ in order to limit the recipients
>>>> list to AArch64 maintainers, and protect the innocent:
>>>>
>>>> $ scripts/get_maintainer.pl arch/arm64/configs/defconfig
>>>> Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@arm.com> (maintainer:ARM64 PORT (AARCH64 ARCHITECTURE))
>>>> Will Deacon <will.deacon@arm.com> (maintainer:ARM64 PORT (AARCH64 ARCHITECTURE))
>>>> linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org (moderated list:ARM64 PORT (AARCH64 ARCHITECTURE))
>>>> linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org (open list)
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Marc Gonzalez <marc.w.gonzalez@free.fr>
>>>
>>> This is inaccurate, most defconfig updates come in through arm-soc
>>> since most of them are platform related.
>>
>> What is inaccurate? My assessment of the situation?
>> ("As it stands, get_maintainer.pl scans the changelog to determine
>> the recipients for arm64 defconfig patches.")
> 
> The list of maintainers is inaccurate.

What list are we discussing? The output of scripts/get_maintainer.pl above?

Of course it is inaccurate... that's the whole point.

> In general, defconfig updates should go in through the respective platform
> maintainers for platform-related changes. For architecture related changes,
> it'll go through Catalin/Will).

I hear you. However, *some* people do use scripts/get_maintainer.pl to send
a defconfig tweak.


>>> For core features, Will and Catalin are there right maintainers. For
>>> platform options, they usually go to the platform maintainers and then
>>> to us.
>>>
>>> So, if you're turning on a feature for an SoC, send it to said
>>> SoC/platform maintainer.
>>
>> I want to stop receiving defconfig patches, just because I poked
>> the file a few months ago.
> 
> The way maintenance of the file is setup, there's no good way to write
> a maintainer entry for it. None of us want these patches directly.
> 
> We've dealt with this just fine for years on 32-bit ARM.
> 
> Feel free to just delete these patches when you receive them.

I don't use filters to delete email. I inspect every message I receive.
(Therefore unsolicited email is an annoyance.)

In what ways is v2 a problem for you?

Do you want a copy of defconfig patches sent to arm@kernel.org ?

Regards.

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