Re: [PATCH] Documentation/process: use scripts/get_maintainer.pl on patches

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On 4/28/22 01:56, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> diff --git a/Documentation/process/3.Early-stage.rst b/Documentation/process/3.Early-stage.rst
> index 6bfd60d77d1a..894a920041c6 100644
> --- a/Documentation/process/3.Early-stage.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/process/3.Early-stage.rst
> @@ -154,10 +154,11 @@ that the kernel developers have added a script to ease the process:
>  This script will return the current maintainer(s) for a given file or
>  directory when given the "-f" option.  If passed a patch on the
>  command line, it will list the maintainers who should probably receive
> -copies of the patch.  There are a number of options regulating how hard
> -get_maintainer.pl will search for maintainers; please be careful about
> -using the more aggressive options as you may end up including developers
> -who have no real interest in the code you are modifying.
> +copies of the patch.  This is the preferred way (unlike "-f" option) to get the
> +list of people to Cc for your patches.  There are a number of options
> +regulating how hard get_maintainer.pl will search for maintainers; please be
> +careful about using the more aggressive options as you may end up including
> +developers who have no real interest in the code you are modifying.
>  

This raises my question: Supposed that I'm ready to send multiple-patch
series (two or more patches in the series). How can I get maintainers list,
given such series?

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