Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: update maintainers for blackfin arch and drivers.

[Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>]

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On Wednesday 16 November 2011 11:36:15 Joe Perches wrote:
> On Wed, 2011-11-16 at 10:20 -0500, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> > On Wednesday 16 November 2011 08:12:06 Joe Perches wrote:
> > > On Wed, 2011-11-16 at 15:48 +0800, Sonic Zhang wrote:
> > > > --- a/MAINTAINERS
> > > > +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> > > > 
> > > >  BLACKFIN ARCHITECTURE
> > > > +M:	Bob Liu <lliubbo@kernel.org>
> > > >  M:	Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>
> > > >  L:	uclinux-dist-devel@blackfin.uclinux.org
> > > >  W:	http://blackfin.uclinux.org
> > > >  
> > > >  BLACKFIN RTC DRIVER
> > > > -M:	Mike Frysinger <vapier.adi@gmail.com>
> > > >  L:	uclinux-dist-devel@blackfin.uclinux.org
> > > >  W:	http://blackfin.uclinux.org
> > > >  S:	Supported
> > > >  F:	drivers/rtc/rtc-bfin.c
> > > >  
> > > >  BLACKFIN SDH DRIVER
> > > > -M:	Cliff Cai <cliff.cai@analog.com>
> > > >  L:	uclinux-dist-devel@blackfin.uclinux.org
> > > >  W:	http://blackfin.uclinux.org
> > > >  S:	Supported
> > > >  
> > > >  BLACKFIN WATCHDOG DRIVER
> > > > -M:	Mike Frysinger <vapier.adi@gmail.com>
> > > >  L:	uclinux-dist-devel@blackfin.uclinux.org
> > > >  W:	http://blackfin.uclinux.org
> > > >  S:	Supported
> > > 
> > > Drivers or arches without specific people to maintain
> > > them really should not have "S: Supported".
> > > These should really be "S: Orphan".
> > 
> > all the drivers are still maintained.  use the L: option to find the
> > maintainer.
> 
> I believe I know how the MAINTAINERS
> entries work.
> 
> From MAINTAINERS:
> 	M: Mail patches to: FullName <address@domain>
> 	L: Mailing list that is relevant to this area
> 
> Mailing lists aren't maintainers.

they contain all the maintainers

> Maybe Analog Devices should create
> an email address alias like
> linux-devel@analog.com

so we should duplicate the ml into an alias to keep MAINTAINERS happy ?  makes 
no sense.  use the ml.

> btw, from blackfin.uclinux.org:
> 
> -----------------------
> We are moving the open source help forums for u-boot, GNU Toolchain and
> Linux for Blackfin to the Analog Devices' EngineerZone since Oct.24,
> 2011.
> 
> These old forums will turn to readonly after Nov.1st, 2011.  Please only
> ask new questions in the new Engineer Zone communities after the
> launching.
> ---------------------
> 
> So maybe the support links should be:
> http://ez.analog.com/community/dsp/open-source/linux-blackfin

no.  the ml/trackers/source/etc... are still on blackfin.u.o.  only the forums 
have moved, and generally the people sending patches aren't using those.
-mike

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