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* [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: add entry for VMware Balloon driver
@ 2014-06-18 23:09 Dmitry Torokhov
  2014-06-18 23:17 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread
From: Dmitry Torokhov @ 2014-06-18 23:09 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Greg Kroah-Hartman; +Cc: linux-kernel, pv-drivers, Dmitry Torokhov

Signed-off-by: Dmitry Torokhov <dtor@vmware.com>
---
 MAINTAINERS                |    6 ++++++
 drivers/misc/vmw_balloon.c |    2 +-
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 6c484ac..3a446e8 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -9645,6 +9645,12 @@ L:	virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org
 S:	Supported
 F:	arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c
 
+VMWARE BALLOON DRIVER
+M:	"VMware, Inc." <pv-drivers@vmware.com>
+L:	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
+S:	Maintained
+F:	drivers/misc/vmw_balloon.c
+
 VMWARE VMXNET3 ETHERNET DRIVER
 M:	Shreyas Bhatewara <sbhatewara@vmware.com>
 M:	"VMware, Inc." <pv-drivers@vmware.com>
diff --git a/drivers/misc/vmw_balloon.c b/drivers/misc/vmw_balloon.c
index 2421835..1a4dc2a 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/vmw_balloon.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/vmw_balloon.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
  *
- * Maintained by: Dmitry Torokhov <dtor@vmware.com>
+ * Maintained by: pv-drivers@vmware.com
  */
 
 /*
-- 
1.7.4.1


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* Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: add entry for VMware Balloon driver
  2014-06-18 23:09 [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: add entry for VMware Balloon driver Dmitry Torokhov
@ 2014-06-18 23:17 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
  2014-06-18 23:19   ` Dmitry Torokhov
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread
From: Greg Kroah-Hartman @ 2014-06-18 23:17 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Dmitry Torokhov; +Cc: linux-kernel, pv-drivers

On Wed, Jun 18, 2014 at 04:09:01PM -0700, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Dmitry Torokhov <dtor@vmware.com>
> ---
>  MAINTAINERS                |    6 ++++++
>  drivers/misc/vmw_balloon.c |    2 +-
>  2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> index 6c484ac..3a446e8 100644
> --- a/MAINTAINERS
> +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> @@ -9645,6 +9645,12 @@ L:	virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org
>  S:	Supported
>  F:	arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c
>  
> +VMWARE BALLOON DRIVER
> +M:	"VMware, Inc." <pv-drivers@vmware.com>
> +L:	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
> +S:	Maintained
> +F:	drivers/misc/vmw_balloon.c

I really hate having a "alias" as a maintainer, and not a "real" name.
Kernel development is done by individuals, we don't have companies as
authors or signed-off-by lines, we have developers.

So I will not accept this, sorry.  Please find a real person who is
willing to maintain this code, or just mark it unsupported.

thanks,

greg k-h

^ permalink raw reply	[flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread

* Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: add entry for VMware Balloon driver
  2014-06-18 23:17 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
@ 2014-06-18 23:19   ` Dmitry Torokhov
  2014-06-18 23:28     ` Joe Perches
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread
From: Dmitry Torokhov @ 2014-06-18 23:19 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Greg Kroah-Hartman; +Cc: linux-kernel, pv-drivers

On Wednesday, June 18, 2014 04:17:42 PM Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 18, 2014 at 04:09:01PM -0700, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> > Signed-off-by: Dmitry Torokhov <dtor@vmware.com>
> > ---
> > 
> >  MAINTAINERS                |    6 ++++++
> >  drivers/misc/vmw_balloon.c |    2 +-
> >  2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> > index 6c484ac..3a446e8 100644
> > --- a/MAINTAINERS
> > +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> > @@ -9645,6 +9645,12 @@ L:	virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org
> > 
> >  S:	Supported
> >  F:	arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c
> > 
> > +VMWARE BALLOON DRIVER
> > +M:	"VMware, Inc." <pv-drivers@vmware.com>
> > +L:	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
> > +S:	Maintained
> > +F:	drivers/misc/vmw_balloon.c
> 
> I really hate having a "alias" as a maintainer, and not a "real" name.
> Kernel development is done by individuals, we don't have companies as
> authors or signed-off-by lines, we have developers.
> 
> So I will not accept this, sorry.  Please find a real person who is
> willing to maintain this code, or just mark it unsupported.
> 

OK, fair enough, we'll find a real name to attach here.

Thanks,
Dmitry

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* Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: add entry for VMware Balloon driver
  2014-06-18 23:19   ` Dmitry Torokhov
@ 2014-06-18 23:28     ` Joe Perches
  2014-06-18 23:49       ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread
From: Joe Perches @ 2014-06-18 23:28 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Dmitry Torokhov; +Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman, linux-kernel, pv-drivers

On Wed, 2014-06-18 at 16:19 -0700, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> On Wednesday, June 18, 2014 04:17:42 PM Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> > On Wed, Jun 18, 2014 at 04:09:01PM -0700, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> > > Signed-off-by: Dmitry Torokhov <dtor@vmware.com>
> > > ---
> > > 
> > >  MAINTAINERS                |    6 ++++++
> > >  drivers/misc/vmw_balloon.c |    2 +-
> > >  2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> > > index 6c484ac..3a446e8 100644
> > > --- a/MAINTAINERS
> > > +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> > > @@ -9645,6 +9645,12 @@ L:	virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org
> > > 
> > >  S:	Supported
> > >  F:	arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c
> > > 
> > > +VMWARE BALLOON DRIVER
> > > +M:	"VMware, Inc." <pv-drivers@vmware.com>
> > > +L:	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
> > > +S:	Maintained
> > > +F:	drivers/misc/vmw_balloon.c
> > 
> > I really hate having a "alias" as a maintainer, and not a "real" name.
> > Kernel development is done by individuals, we don't have companies as
> > authors or signed-off-by lines, we have developers.
> > 
> > So I will not accept this, sorry.  Please find a real person who is
> > willing to maintain this code, or just mark it unsupported.
> > 
> 
> OK, fair enough, we'll find a real name to attach here.

It's definitely better to have a person's name there but
there are many company exploders/aliases in MAINTAINERS.

There already is a pv-drivers@vmware.com too.

MAINTAINERS:M:  Adaptec OEM Raid Solutions <aacraid@adaptec.com>
MAINTAINERS:M:  dm-devel@redhat.com
MAINTAINERS:M:  Intel Linux Wireless <ilw@linux.intel.com>
MAINTAINERS:M:  Intel SCU Linux support <intel-linux-scu@intel.com>
MAINTAINERS:M:  iscsi-driver@qlogic.com
MAINTAINERS:M:  linux-driver@qlogic.com
MAINTAINERS:M:  Linux NICS <linux.nics@intel.com>
MAINTAINERS:M:  linux-wimax@intel.com
MAINTAINERS:M:  qla2xxx-upstream@qlogic.com
MAINTAINERS:M:  Solarflare linux maintainers <linux-net-drivers@solarflare.com>
MAINTAINERS:M:  support@lsi.com
MAINTAINERS:M:  Support Opensource <support.opensource@diasemi.com>
MAINTAINERS:M:  "VMware, Inc." <pv-drivers@vmware.com>



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* Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: add entry for VMware Balloon driver
  2014-06-18 23:28     ` Joe Perches
@ 2014-06-18 23:49       ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread
From: Greg Kroah-Hartman @ 2014-06-18 23:49 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Joe Perches; +Cc: Dmitry Torokhov, linux-kernel, pv-drivers

On Wed, Jun 18, 2014 at 04:28:20PM -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> On Wed, 2014-06-18 at 16:19 -0700, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> > On Wednesday, June 18, 2014 04:17:42 PM Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> > > On Wed, Jun 18, 2014 at 04:09:01PM -0700, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> > > > Signed-off-by: Dmitry Torokhov <dtor@vmware.com>
> > > > ---
> > > > 
> > > >  MAINTAINERS                |    6 ++++++
> > > >  drivers/misc/vmw_balloon.c |    2 +-
> > > >  2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
> > > > 
> > > > diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> > > > index 6c484ac..3a446e8 100644
> > > > --- a/MAINTAINERS
> > > > +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> > > > @@ -9645,6 +9645,12 @@ L:	virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org
> > > > 
> > > >  S:	Supported
> > > >  F:	arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c
> > > > 
> > > > +VMWARE BALLOON DRIVER
> > > > +M:	"VMware, Inc." <pv-drivers@vmware.com>
> > > > +L:	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
> > > > +S:	Maintained
> > > > +F:	drivers/misc/vmw_balloon.c
> > > 
> > > I really hate having a "alias" as a maintainer, and not a "real" name.
> > > Kernel development is done by individuals, we don't have companies as
> > > authors or signed-off-by lines, we have developers.
> > > 
> > > So I will not accept this, sorry.  Please find a real person who is
> > > willing to maintain this code, or just mark it unsupported.
> > > 
> > 
> > OK, fair enough, we'll find a real name to attach here.
> 
> It's definitely better to have a person's name there but
> there are many company exploders/aliases in MAINTAINERS.
> 
> There already is a pv-drivers@vmware.com too.
> 
> MAINTAINERS:M:  Adaptec OEM Raid Solutions <aacraid@adaptec.com>
> MAINTAINERS:M:  dm-devel@redhat.com
> MAINTAINERS:M:  Intel Linux Wireless <ilw@linux.intel.com>
> MAINTAINERS:M:  Intel SCU Linux support <intel-linux-scu@intel.com>
> MAINTAINERS:M:  iscsi-driver@qlogic.com
> MAINTAINERS:M:  linux-driver@qlogic.com
> MAINTAINERS:M:  Linux NICS <linux.nics@intel.com>
> MAINTAINERS:M:  linux-wimax@intel.com
> MAINTAINERS:M:  qla2xxx-upstream@qlogic.com
> MAINTAINERS:M:  Solarflare linux maintainers <linux-net-drivers@solarflare.com>
> MAINTAINERS:M:  support@lsi.com
> MAINTAINERS:M:  Support Opensource <support.opensource@diasemi.com>
> MAINTAINERS:M:  "VMware, Inc." <pv-drivers@vmware.com>

Yeah, and in every case I've ever had to deal with one, it's never
worked.  People are maintainers, not email aliases.

greg k-h

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