[PATCH net] MAINTAINERS: update the IPv4/IPv6 entry and add Ido Schimmel

[PATCH net] MAINTAINERS: update the IPv4/IPv6 entry and add Ido Schimmel

[Jakub Kicinski]

The IPv4/IPv6 and routing code is not very well separated from
the TCP/UDP code. Scope it down properly by providing a more
accurate file list, instead of net/ipv4/ and net/ipv6/

Now that the entry is more accurately representing layer 3
and routing merge in the nexthop entry into it.

Add Ido Schimmel as a co-maintainer, Ido's git history speaks
for itself.

Reviewed-by: David Ahern <dsahern@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Ido Schimmel <idosch@nvidia.com>
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
---
 MAINTAINERS | 63 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------
 1 file changed, 47 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 2fb1c75afd16..70663f4387dc 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -18672,19 +18672,59 @@ F:	net/xfrm/
 F:	tools/testing/selftests/net/ipsec.c
 
 NETWORKING [IPv4/IPv6]
-M:	"David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>
 M:	David Ahern <dsahern@kernel.org>
+M:	Ido Schimmel <idosch@nvidia.com>
 L:	netdev@vger.kernel.org
 S:	Maintained
-T:	git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net.git
-F:	arch/x86/net/*
-F:	include/linux/ip.h
-F:	include/linux/ipv6*
+F:	Documentation/netlink/specs/rt-addr.yaml
+F:	Documentation/netlink/specs/rt-neigh.yaml
+F:	Documentation/netlink/specs/rt-route.yaml
+F:	Documentation/netlink/specs/rt-rule.yaml
+F:	include/linux/inetdevice.h
+F:	include/linux/mroute*
+F:	include/net/addrconf.h
+F:	include/net/arp.h
 F:	include/net/fib*
+F:	include/net/if_inet6.h
+F:	include/net/inetpeer.h
 F:	include/net/ip*
+F:	include/net/lwtunnel.h
+F:	include/net/ndisc.h
+F:	include/net/netns/nexthop.h
+F:	include/net/nexthop.h
 F:	include/net/route.h
-F:	net/ipv4/
-F:	net/ipv6/
+F:	include/uapi/linux/fib_rules.h
+F:	include/uapi/linux/in_route.h
+F:	include/uapi/linux/mroute*
+F:	include/uapi/linux/nexthop.h
+F:	net/core/fib*
+F:	net/core/lwtunnel.c
+F:	net/ipv4/arp.c
+F:	net/ipv4/devinet.c
+F:	net/ipv4/fib*
+F:	net/ipv4/icmp.c
+F:	net/ipv4/igmp.c
+F:	net/ipv4/inet_fragment.c
+F:	net/ipv4/inetpeer.c
+F:	net/ipv4/ip*
+F:	net/ipv4/metrics.c
+F:	net/ipv4/netlink.c
+F:	net/ipv4/nexthop.c
+F:	net/ipv4/route.c
+F:	net/ipv6/addr*
+F:	net/ipv6/anycast.c
+F:	net/ipv6/exthdrs.c
+F:	net/ipv6/exthdrs_core.c
+F:	net/ipv6/fib*
+F:	net/ipv6/icmp.c
+F:	net/ipv6/ip*
+F:	net/ipv6/mcast*
+F:	net/ipv6/ndisc.c
+F:	net/ipv6/output_core.c
+F:	net/ipv6/reassembly.c
+F:	net/ipv6/route.c
+F:	tools/testing/selftests/net/fib*
+F:	tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/
 
 NETWORKING [LABELED] (NetLabel, Labeled IPsec, SECMARK)
 M:	Paul Moore <paul@paul-moore.com>
@@ -18819,15 +18859,6 @@ F:	Documentation/networking/net_failover.rst
 F:	drivers/net/net_failover.c
 F:	include/net/net_failover.h
 
-NEXTHOP
-M:	David Ahern <dsahern@kernel.org>
-L:	netdev@vger.kernel.org
-S:	Maintained
-F:	include/net/netns/nexthop.h
-F:	include/net/nexthop.h
-F:	include/uapi/linux/nexthop.h
-F:	net/ipv4/nexthop.c
-
 NFC SUBSYSTEM
 L:	netdev@vger.kernel.org
 S:	Orphan
-- 
2.54.0

Re: [PATCH net] MAINTAINERS: update the IPv4/IPv6 entry and add Ido Schimmel

[Nikolay Aleksandrov]

On 28/04/2026 23:39, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> The IPv4/IPv6 and routing code is not very well separated from
> the TCP/UDP code. Scope it down properly by providing a more
> accurate file list, instead of net/ipv4/ and net/ipv6/
> 
> Now that the entry is more accurately representing layer 3
> and routing merge in the nexthop entry into it.
> 
> Add Ido Schimmel as a co-maintainer, Ido's git history speaks
> for itself.
> 
> Reviewed-by: David Ahern <dsahern@kernel.org>
> Reviewed-by: Ido Schimmel <idosch@nvidia.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
> ---
>   MAINTAINERS | 63 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------
>   1 file changed, 47 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
> 

Wohoo, great!
Reviewed-by: Nikolay Aleksandrov <razor@blackwall.org>

Re: [PATCH net] MAINTAINERS: update the IPv4/IPv6 entry and add Ido Schimmel

[patchwork-bot+netdevbpf]

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>:

On Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:39:24 -0700 you wrote:
> The IPv4/IPv6 and routing code is not very well separated from
> the TCP/UDP code. Scope it down properly by providing a more
> accurate file list, instead of net/ipv4/ and net/ipv6/
> 
> Now that the entry is more accurately representing layer 3
> and routing merge in the nexthop entry into it.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net] MAINTAINERS: update the IPv4/IPv6 entry and add Ido Schimmel
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/e73cafaf4ace

You are awesome, thank you!
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Re: [PATCH net] MAINTAINERS: update the IPv4/IPv6 entry and add Ido Schimmel

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

On Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:39:24, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> The IPv4/IPv6 and routing code is not very well separated from
> the TCP/UDP code. Scope it down properly by providing a more
> accurate file list, instead of net/ipv4/ and net/ipv6/
> 
> Now that the entry is more accurately representing layer 3
> and routing merge in the nexthop entry into it.
> 
> Add Ido Schimmel as a co-maintainer, Ido's git history speaks
> for itself.
> 
> Reviewed-by: David Ahern <dsahern@kernel.org>
> Reviewed-by: Ido Schimmel <idosch@nvidia.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>

Thanks for your patch, which is now commit e73cafaf4acea544
("MAINTAINERS: update the IPv4/IPv6 entry and add Ido Schimmel") in
v7.1-rc2.

> --- a/MAINTAINERS
> +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> @@ -18672,19 +18672,59 @@ F:	net/xfrm/
>  F:	tools/testing/selftests/net/ipsec.c
>  
>  NETWORKING [IPv4/IPv6]
> -M:	"David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>

Is this removal intentional? It is not mentioned in the patch
description.

>  M:	David Ahern <dsahern@kernel.org>
> +M:	Ido Schimmel <idosch@nvidia.com>
>  L:	netdev@vger.kernel.org
>  S:	Maintained

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

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Re: [PATCH net] MAINTAINERS: update the IPv4/IPv6 entry and add Ido Schimmel

[Jakub Kicinski]

On Tue, 12 May 2026 14:27:01 +0200 Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> > --- a/MAINTAINERS
> > +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> > @@ -18672,19 +18672,59 @@ F:	net/xfrm/
> >  F:	tools/testing/selftests/net/ipsec.c
> >  
> >  NETWORKING [IPv4/IPv6]
> > -M:	"David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>  
> 
> Is this removal intentional? It is not mentioned in the patch
> description.

Yes, this is a remanent of pre-git era MAINTAINERS when AFAIU the
interpretation wasn't as... hierarchical? IOW I'm not sure why this
entry was listing DaveM directly in the first place. Dave maintains 
all of networking, of course, no need to list him on all the
sub-entries?