[PATCH net-next v2] MAINTAINERS: separate VIRTIO NET DRIVER and add netdev

[PATCH net-next v2] MAINTAINERS: separate VIRTIO NET DRIVER and add netdev

[Jon Kohler]

Changes to virtio network stack should be cc'd to netdev DL, separate
it into its own group to add netdev in addition to virtualization DL.

Signed-off-by: Jon Kohler <jon@nutanix.com>
---
v2: Narrow down scope of change to just virtio-net (MST)
v1: https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/netdevbpf/patch/20251125210333.1594700-1-jon@nutanix.com/

 MAINTAINERS | 17 ++++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index e9a8d945632b..dfe80717b0af 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -27139,7 +27139,7 @@ S:	Maintained
 F:	drivers/char/virtio_console.c
 F:	include/uapi/linux/virtio_console.h
 
-VIRTIO CORE AND NET DRIVERS
+VIRTIO CORE
 M:	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com>
 M:	Jason Wang <jasowang@redhat.com>
 R:	Xuan Zhuo <xuanzhuo@linux.alibaba.com>
@@ -27152,7 +27152,6 @@ F:	Documentation/devicetree/bindings/virtio/
 F:	Documentation/driver-api/virtio/
 F:	drivers/block/virtio_blk.c
 F:	drivers/crypto/virtio/
-F:	drivers/net/virtio_net.c
 F:	drivers/vdpa/
 F:	drivers/virtio/
 F:	include/linux/vdpa.h
@@ -27161,7 +27160,6 @@ F:	include/linux/vringh.h
 F:	include/uapi/linux/virtio_*.h
 F:	net/vmw_vsock/virtio*
 F:	tools/virtio/
-F:	tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/virtio_net/
 
 VIRTIO CRYPTO DRIVER
 M:	Gonglei <arei.gonglei@huawei.com>
@@ -27273,6 +27271,19 @@ W:	https://virtio-mem.gitlab.io/
 F:	drivers/virtio/virtio_mem.c
 F:	include/uapi/linux/virtio_mem.h
 
+VIRTIO NET DRIVER
+M:	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com>
+M:	Jason Wang <jasowang@redhat.com>
+R:	Xuan Zhuo <xuanzhuo@linux.alibaba.com>
+R:	Eugenio Pérez <eperezma@redhat.com>
+L:	netdev@vger.kernel.org
+L:	virtualization@lists.linux.dev
+S:	Maintained
+F:	drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+F:	include/linux/virtio_net.h
+F:	include/uapi/linux/virtio_net.h
+F:	tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/virtio_net/
+
 VIRTIO PMEM DRIVER
 M:	Pankaj Gupta <pankaj.gupta.linux@gmail.com>
 L:	virtualization@lists.linux.dev
-- 
2.43.0

Re: [PATCH net-next v2] MAINTAINERS: separate VIRTIO NET DRIVER and add netdev

[Michael S. Tsirkin]

On Tue, Nov 25, 2025 at 06:57:48PM -0700, Jon Kohler wrote:
> Changes to virtio network stack should be cc'd to netdev DL, separate
> it into its own group to add netdev in addition to virtualization DL.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jon Kohler <jon@nutanix.com>

Acked-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com>

> ---
> v2: Narrow down scope of change to just virtio-net (MST)
> v1: https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/netdevbpf/patch/20251125210333.1594700-1-jon@nutanix.com/
> 
>  MAINTAINERS | 17 ++++++++++++++---
>  1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> index e9a8d945632b..dfe80717b0af 100644
> --- a/MAINTAINERS
> +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> @@ -27139,7 +27139,7 @@ S:	Maintained
>  F:	drivers/char/virtio_console.c
>  F:	include/uapi/linux/virtio_console.h
>  
> -VIRTIO CORE AND NET DRIVERS
> +VIRTIO CORE
>  M:	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com>
>  M:	Jason Wang <jasowang@redhat.com>
>  R:	Xuan Zhuo <xuanzhuo@linux.alibaba.com>
> @@ -27152,7 +27152,6 @@ F:	Documentation/devicetree/bindings/virtio/
>  F:	Documentation/driver-api/virtio/
>  F:	drivers/block/virtio_blk.c
>  F:	drivers/crypto/virtio/
> -F:	drivers/net/virtio_net.c
>  F:	drivers/vdpa/
>  F:	drivers/virtio/
>  F:	include/linux/vdpa.h
> @@ -27161,7 +27160,6 @@ F:	include/linux/vringh.h
>  F:	include/uapi/linux/virtio_*.h
>  F:	net/vmw_vsock/virtio*
>  F:	tools/virtio/
> -F:	tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/virtio_net/
>  
>  VIRTIO CRYPTO DRIVER
>  M:	Gonglei <arei.gonglei@huawei.com>
> @@ -27273,6 +27271,19 @@ W:	https://virtio-mem.gitlab.io/
>  F:	drivers/virtio/virtio_mem.c
>  F:	include/uapi/linux/virtio_mem.h
>  
> +VIRTIO NET DRIVER
> +M:	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com>
> +M:	Jason Wang <jasowang@redhat.com>
> +R:	Xuan Zhuo <xuanzhuo@linux.alibaba.com>
> +R:	Eugenio Pérez <eperezma@redhat.com>
> +L:	netdev@vger.kernel.org
> +L:	virtualization@lists.linux.dev
> +S:	Maintained
> +F:	drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> +F:	include/linux/virtio_net.h
> +F:	include/uapi/linux/virtio_net.h
> +F:	tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/virtio_net/
> +
>  VIRTIO PMEM DRIVER
>  M:	Pankaj Gupta <pankaj.gupta.linux@gmail.com>
>  L:	virtualization@lists.linux.dev
> -- 
> 2.43.0

Re: [PATCH net-next v2] MAINTAINERS: separate VIRTIO NET DRIVER and add netdev

[patchwork-bot+netdevbpf]

Hello:

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

On Tue, 25 Nov 2025 18:57:48 -0700 you wrote:
> Changes to virtio network stack should be cc'd to netdev DL, separate
> it into its own group to add netdev in addition to virtualization DL.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jon Kohler <jon@nutanix.com>
> ---
> v2: Narrow down scope of change to just virtio-net (MST)
> v1: https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/netdevbpf/patch/20251125210333.1594700-1-jon@nutanix.com/
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next,v2] MAINTAINERS: separate VIRTIO NET DRIVER and add netdev
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/384c1a4e2722

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