Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: Add networking wireless drivers section

[David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>]

From: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:27:07 -0700

> On Tue, 2009-07-28 at 11:15 -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote:
>> On Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:06:37 -0700 Joe Perches wrote:
>> > On Tue, 2009-07-28 at 10:30 -0700, David Miller wrote:
>> > > Wireless patches need to be CC:'d to linux-wireless so that
>> > > John Linville can notice and pick them up
>> > Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
>> > diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
>> > index ebc2691..0574aad 100644
>> > --- a/MAINTAINERS
>> > +++ b/MAINTAINERS
>> > @@ -4186,6 +4186,12 @@ T:	git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6.git
>> >  S:	Odd Fixes
>> >  F:	drivers/net/
>> >  
>> > +NETWORKING WIRELESS DRIVERS
>> > +L:	linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
>> > +T:	git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/linville/wireless-2.6.git
>> > +S:	Odd Fixes
>> > +F:	drivers/net/wireless/
>> > +
>> 
>> Already have this:
>> 
>> NETWORKING [WIRELESS]
>> P:	John W. Linville
>> M:	linville@tuxdriver.com
>> L:	linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
>> T:	git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/linville/wireless-2.6.git
>> S:	Maintained
>> F:	net/wireless/
>> F:	include/net/ieee80211*
>> F:	include/linux/wireless.h
> 
> That section does not include drivers/net/wireless/

So just add it.

> I believe John Linville isn't maintaining all the
> wireless drivers, he's acting as a gatekeeper in
> a similar role as DavidM for drivers/net/.

It still needs to hit his inbox and linux-wireless
regardless.