Re: [RFC PATCH v1 1/2] MAINTAINERS: add regressions mailing list

Thorsten Leemhuis
2021-04-07T17:53:41Z

On 07.04.21 16:56, Greg KH wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 07, 2021 at 12:51:43PM +0200, Thorsten Leemhuis wrote:
>> On 07.04.21 11:56, Greg KH wrote:
>>> On Wed, Apr 07, 2021 at 11:21:55AM +0200, Thorsten Leemhuis wrote:
>>>> Add the newly created regression mailing list finally created after it
> [...]
>>> [...]
>>>> +REGRESSIONS
>>>> +L: regressions@lists.linux.dev
>>>> +K: regression
>>>
>>> A bit more information here perhaps? This will not really help anyone
>>> out to know what to do.
>> [...]
>> Or did you have something totally different in mind?
>
> Well, "K: regression" is not a regex,

FWIW, there are a few other entries with a K: like that, for example:

K: riscv

K: regulator_get_optional

And I checked with get_maintainer.pl that the "K: regression" worked
when letting it work on a patch. But that it is a unusual thing to do I
guess, so in the end...

> so that's not going to really help much.

...you are right here afaics.

> How about something simple like:
> KERNEL REGRESSIONS:
> M: Thorsten Leemhuis <linux@leemhuis.info>
> L: regressions@lists.linux.dev
> S: Supported
>
> That looks a bit more like other entries, has a name and a list and a
> state of your status for this work.
>
> Would that work?

Yup, thx for the example, much appreciated.