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 > >> already had been agreed on during the maintainers summit 2017 (see > >> https://lwn.net/Articles/738216/ ). The topic was recently discussed > >> again, where an idea to create a broader list for all issues was > >> discussed, but Linus preferred a more targeted list: > >> https://lkml.kernel.org/r/CAHk-=wgiYqqLzsb9-UpfH+=ktk7ra-2fOsdc_ZJ7WF47wS73CA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/ > >> > >> Hence, the creation for that list was asked for and granted: > >> https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=212557 > >> > >> In the end it became regressions@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx instead of > >> linux-regressions@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx as 'Linux' is redundant in the latter > >> case. > >> > >> Signed-off-by: Thorsten Leemhuis <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> --- > >> I was a bit unsure how to add that list to MAINTAINERS. I considered > >> adding a 'M:' with my name and email address there as well, but getting > >> CCed on a lot of regression reports might be a bit much. I also left a > >> 'S: supported' out, as that doesn't make much sense in this case afaics; > >> and I checked, there are other entries that don't have those two (but > >> it's rare). > > > > Put your name there, you are the "maintainer of regressions!" :) > > Okay, will do. :-D > > /me wonders why he suddenly feels like entering a self-made trap ;-) > > > [...] > >> +REGRESSIONS > >> +L: regressions@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> +K: regression > > > > A bit more information here perhaps? This will not really help anyone > > out to know what to do. > > Did you mean a different headline for the entry? Or would you suggest > to use a webpage (W:) for that or a Subsystem Profile document (P:) > here? Using either of the two latter was the plan, but for now I'm a bit > unsure what to write there except maybe "Thorsten is working on a > semi-automatic solution for tracking Linux kernel regressions. Details > will follow. For now report regressions as outlined in > reporting-issues.rst; but in case you have any problem or think there is > a regressions not handled appropriately by the maintainers, get him > involved, he'll try to help". > > Or did you have something totally different in mind? Well, "K: regression" is not a regex, so that's not going to really help much. How about something simple like: KERNEL REGRESSIONS: M: Thorsten Leemhuis <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> L: regressions@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 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? thanks, greg k-h
