From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Arnd Bergmann Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] misc: remove CONFIG_MISC_DEVICES Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2011 10:47:50 +0200 Message-ID: <2282172.TF7nejTDIZ@wuerfel> References: <20110829102732.03f0f05d.rdunlap@xenotime.net> <20110918152835.GA30696@kroah.com> <4E763C3C.3050909@xenotime.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Return-path: Received: from moutng.kundenserver.de ([212.227.17.10]:63966 "EHLO moutng.kundenserver.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753255Ab1ISIsx (ORCPT ); Mon, 19 Sep 2011 04:48:53 -0400 In-Reply-To: <4E763C3C.3050909@xenotime.net> Sender: linux-omap-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-omap@vger.kernel.org To: Randy Dunlap Cc: Greg KH , Jean Delvare , Luciano Coelho , matti.j.aaltonen@nokia.com, johannes@sipsolutions.net, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, sameo@linux.intel.com, mchehab@infradead.org, linux-media@vger.kernel.org, linux-omap@vger.kernel.org, Tony Lindgren , Grant Likely On Sunday 18 September 2011 11:45:16 Randy Dunlap wrote: > >> We have fallbacks to Andrew and/or GregKH currently, but GregKH is not > >> consistent or timely with applying drivers/misc/ patches. It deserves better. > >> [added him to Cc: list] > > > > I do try to handle patches sent to me for misc/ in time for the > > different merge windows as that directory contains drivers that have > > moved out of the staging/ directory. > > > > But yes, I'm not the overall drivers/misc/ maintainer, do we really need > > one? If so, I can easily start maintaining a development tree for it to > > keep it separate for the different driver authors to send me stuff and > > start tracking it more "for real" if Arnd doesn't want to do it. > > We need for the patches to be applied in a timely manner. > Sometimes when there is no real maintainer, that does not happen. I think the other equally import aspect of maintainership that drivers/misc (and drivers/char) needs is someone who says no to stuff that doesn't belong there and helps submitters to find a proper place where appropriate and to come up with a proper user interface abstraction. I'm definitely willing to do that part. Greg, how about we both formally take ownership of driver/{misc,char} and you track the patches while I do the bulk of the reviews? You are definitely better than me with the patch tracking workflow. Arnd