[PATCH net] net: ethernet: qualcomm: ppe: Demote from supported and fix maintainer addresses

[PATCH net] net: ethernet: qualcomm: ppe: Demote from supported and fix maintainer addresses

[Krzysztof Kozlowski]

Emails to the maintainer of Qualcomm PPE Ethernet driver (Luo Jie
<quic_luoj@quicinc.com>) bounce permanently (full mailbox), because the
"quicinc.com" addresses were deprecated for public work.  All Qualcomm
contributors are aware of that and were asked to fix their addresses.

Driver is not supported - in terms of how netdev understands supported
commitment - if maintainer does not care to receive the patches for its
code, so demote it to "maintained" to reflect true status.

Fix all occurences of Luo Jie email address to preferred and working
domain.

Signed-off-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@oss.qualcomm.com>
---
 .mailmap                                                      | 3 ++-
 .../devicetree/bindings/clock/qcom,ipq9574-cmn-pll.yaml       | 2 +-
 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/clock/qcom,qca8k-nsscc.yaml | 2 +-
 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/qcom,ipq9574-ppe.yaml   | 2 +-
 MAINTAINERS                                                   | 4 ++--
 5 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.mailmap b/.mailmap
index 1f23ea6e8ce1..23eb9a4b04f4 100644
--- a/.mailmap
+++ b/.mailmap
@@ -530,7 +530,8 @@ Luca Ceresoli <luca.ceresoli@bootlin.com> <luca@lucaceresoli.net>
 Luca Weiss <luca@lucaweiss.eu> <luca@z3ntu.xyz>
 Lucas De Marchi <demarchi@kernel.org> <lucas.demarchi@intel.com>
 Lukasz Luba <lukasz.luba@arm.com> <l.luba@partner.samsung.com>
-Luo Jie <quic_luoj@quicinc.com> <luoj@codeaurora.org>
+Luo Jie <jie.luo@oss.qualcomm.com> <luoj@codeaurora.org>
+Luo Jie <jie.luo@oss.qualcomm.com> <quic_luoj@quicinc.com>
 Lance Yang <lance.yang@linux.dev> <ioworker0@gmail.com>
 Lance Yang <lance.yang@linux.dev> <mingzhe.yang@ly.com>
 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@mips.com> <macro@imgtec.com>
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/clock/qcom,ipq9574-cmn-pll.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/clock/qcom,ipq9574-cmn-pll.yaml
index b9c3650e5c4c..a4f9af8fa187 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/clock/qcom,ipq9574-cmn-pll.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/clock/qcom,ipq9574-cmn-pll.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ title: Qualcomm CMN PLL Clock Controller on IPQ SoC
 
 maintainers:
   - Bjorn Andersson <andersson@kernel.org>
-  - Luo Jie <quic_luoj@quicinc.com>
+  - Luo Jie <jie.luo@oss.qualcomm.com>
 
 description:
   The CMN (or common) PLL clock controller expects a reference
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/clock/qcom,qca8k-nsscc.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/clock/qcom,qca8k-nsscc.yaml
index 3da10c364a85..8d7a58609372 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/clock/qcom,qca8k-nsscc.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/clock/qcom,qca8k-nsscc.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ title: Qualcomm NSS Clock & Reset Controller on QCA8386/QCA8084
 
 maintainers:
   - Bjorn Andersson <andersson@kernel.org>
-  - Luo Jie <quic_luoj@quicinc.com>
+  - Luo Jie <jie.luo@oss.qualcomm.com>
 
 description: |
   Qualcomm NSS clock control module provides the clocks and resets
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/qcom,ipq9574-ppe.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/qcom,ipq9574-ppe.yaml
index 753f370b7605..6d0b21a10732 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/qcom,ipq9574-ppe.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/qcom,ipq9574-ppe.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ $schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
 title: Qualcomm IPQ packet process engine (PPE)
 
 maintainers:
-  - Luo Jie <quic_luoj@quicinc.com>
+  - Luo Jie <jie.luo@oss.qualcomm.com>
   - Lei Wei <quic_leiwei@quicinc.com>
   - Suruchi Agarwal <quic_suruchia@quicinc.com>
   - Pavithra R <quic_pavir@quicinc.com>
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 895a87b571c3..e173828acfe1 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -22324,9 +22324,9 @@ F:	Documentation/devicetree/bindings/power/supply/qcom,pmi8998-charger.yaml
 F:	drivers/power/supply/qcom_smbx.c
 
 QUALCOMM PPE DRIVER
-M:	Luo Jie <quic_luoj@quicinc.com>
+M:	Luo Jie <jie.luo@oss.qualcomm.com>
 L:	netdev@vger.kernel.org
-S:	Supported
+S:	Maintained
 F:	Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/qcom,ipq9574-ppe.yaml
 F:	Documentation/networking/device_drivers/ethernet/qualcomm/ppe/ppe.rst
 F:	drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/ppe/
-- 
2.53.0

Re: [PATCH net] net: ethernet: qualcomm: ppe: Demote from supported and fix maintainer addresses

[Andrew Lunn]

> Driver is not supported - in terms of how netdev understands supported
> commitment - if maintainer does not care to receive the patches for its
> code, so demote it to "maintained" to reflect true status.

Maybe "Orphan" would be better, if the listed Maintainer is not doing
any Maintainer work?

	   Andrew	   

Re: [PATCH net] net: ethernet: qualcomm: ppe: Demote from supported and fix maintainer addresses

[Jie Luo]

On 6/23/2026 4:10 PM, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> Emails to the maintainer of Qualcomm PPE Ethernet driver (Luo Jie
> <quic_luoj@quicinc.com>) bounce permanently (full mailbox), because the
> "quicinc.com" addresses were deprecated for public work.  All Qualcomm
> contributors are aware of that and were asked to fix their addresses.
> 
> Driver is not supported - in terms of how netdev understands supported
> commitment - if maintainer does not care to receive the patches for its
> code, so demote it to "maintained" to reflect true status.
> 
> Fix all occurences of Luo Jie email address to preferred and working
> domain.

Thanks a lot for fixing my email address and for the help!
Acked-by: Luo Jie <jie.luo@oss.qualcomm.com>

Re: [PATCH net] net: ethernet: qualcomm: ppe: Demote from supported and fix maintainer addresses

[Jie Luo]

On 6/23/2026 4:10 PM, Andrew Lunn wrote:
>> Driver is not supported - in terms of how netdev understands supported
>> commitment - if maintainer does not care to receive the patches for its
>> code, so demote it to "maintained" to reflect true status.
> 
> Maybe "Orphan" would be better, if the listed Maintainer is not doing
> any Maintainer work?
> 
> 	   Andrew	   

Hello Andrew, Krzysztof,
I will continue to maintain the listed drivers, so their status can
remain Supported.

Re: [PATCH net] net: ethernet: qualcomm: ppe: Demote from supported and fix maintainer addresses

[Krzysztof Kozlowski]

On 23/06/2026 11:42, Jie Luo wrote:
> 
> 
> On 6/23/2026 4:10 PM, Andrew Lunn wrote:
>>> Driver is not supported - in terms of how netdev understands supported
>>> commitment - if maintainer does not care to receive the patches for its
>>> code, so demote it to "maintained" to reflect true status.
>>
>> Maybe "Orphan" would be better, if the listed Maintainer is not doing
>> any Maintainer work?
>>
>> 	   Andrew	   
> 
> Hello Andrew, Krzysztof,
> I will continue to maintain the listed drivers, so their status can
> remain Supported.

Do you understand the commitment/meaning of supported in networking
subsystem? Do you commit to the time frames netdev is asking, including
running the tests and reporting results TWICE per day (minimum frequency
is ever 12 hours)?

If address did not work for half a year, I really doubt that you commit
to above.

Best regards,
Krzysztof

Re: [PATCH net] net: ethernet: qualcomm: ppe: Demote from supported and fix maintainer addresses

[Andrew Lunn]

> If address did not work for half a year, I really doubt that you commit
> to above.

I tend to agree. Maybe we should set it to Orphaned, and then decide
in 6 months time if it can be set back to Maintained?

   Andrew

Re: [PATCH net] net: ethernet: qualcomm: ppe: Demote from supported and fix maintainer addresses

[Krzysztof Kozlowski]

On Tue, Jun 23, 2026 at 01:33:05PM +0200, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> > If address did not work for half a year, I really doubt that you commit
> > to above.
> 
> I tend to agree. Maybe we should set it to Orphaned, and then decide
> in 6 months time if it can be set back to Maintained?

That would be a bit stronger than I intended and actual responses from
Jie did happen, thus the driver actually might be maintained. I also
think that Qualcomm is committed to maintain it, I only doubt about
supported.

Best regards,
Krzysztof

Re: [PATCH net] net: ethernet: qualcomm: ppe: Demote from supported and fix maintainer addresses

[Andrew Lunn]

On Tue, Jun 23, 2026 at 05:42:34PM +0800, Jie Luo wrote:
> 
> 
> On 6/23/2026 4:10 PM, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> >> Driver is not supported - in terms of how netdev understands supported
> >> commitment - if maintainer does not care to receive the patches for its
> >> code, so demote it to "maintained" to reflect true status.
> > 
> > Maybe "Orphan" would be better, if the listed Maintainer is not doing
> > any Maintainer work?
> > 
> > 	   Andrew	   
> 
> Hello Andrew, Krzysztof,
> I will continue to maintain the listed drivers, so their status can
> remain Supported.

Please understand that being a Maintainer requires that you respond to
patches and questions about this driver, give Reviewed-by:, ask for
patches to be changed etc. If you don't respond, ideally with 2 to 3
days, the driver will be set to Orphaned.

If you want to maintain the Supported status, we can help you set up
the needed CI system, and get it registered so it reports the results.

    Andrew

Re: [PATCH net] net: ethernet: qualcomm: ppe: Demote from supported and fix maintainer addresses

[Jie Luo]

On 6/23/2026 7:31 PM, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 23, 2026 at 05:42:34PM +0800, Jie Luo wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 6/23/2026 4:10 PM, Andrew Lunn wrote:
>>>> Driver is not supported - in terms of how netdev understands supported
>>>> commitment - if maintainer does not care to receive the patches for its
>>>> code, so demote it to "maintained" to reflect true status.
>>>
>>> Maybe "Orphan" would be better, if the listed Maintainer is not doing
>>> any Maintainer work?
>>>
>>> 	   Andrew	   
>>
>> Hello Andrew, Krzysztof,
>> I will continue to maintain the listed drivers, so their status can
>> remain Supported.
> 
> Please understand that being a Maintainer requires that you respond to
> patches and questions about this driver, give Reviewed-by:, ask for
> patches to be changed etc. If you don't respond, ideally with 2 to 3
> days, the driver will be set to Orphaned.
> 
> If you want to maintain the Supported status, we can help you set up
> the needed CI system, and get it registered so it reports the results.
> 
>     Andrew

Thank you Andrew, Krzysztof, for the clarification on what "Supported"
status entails and for the offer to help with CI setup. I would very
much appreciate the community's help in getting the CI system set up
and registered for this driver. In the mean time we will also look at
resources internally within Qualcomm, to understand how to support
testing using kernelCI/netdevCI for IPQ SoC. This will help us test
the driver continuously as well.

I fully understand and accept the maintainer responsibilities for this
driver, and commit to the below:
- Responding to patches and questions in a timely manner.
- Providing review comments and requesting changes where appropriate,
  and providing Reviewed-by tags when needed.

I would also like to take a moment to provide an update on our current
efforts for IPQ SoC, if it can be of help. We have already re-started
our efforts for the drivers and are currently actively working to extend
the IPQ drivers to support more functionality and for newer SoC support
for same family. We plan to post these updates to the current drivers
once the review window reopens.

We feel maintaining the "Supported" status is appropriate and reflects
our genuine long-term commitment to IPQ SoC networking drivers in Linux
kernel. We request you to retain the current status for this driver if
acceptable.

Regarding the email ID change, we had attempted to rectify the
MAINTAINERS file a few months ago based on recommendation given
internally (please see below thread), however agree that such an update
in documentation is also required.

https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250903-maintainer_update-v1-1-2183fd2a3c44@oss.qualcomm.com/