On Wed, Sep 15, 2021 at 06:23:16AM -0700, Tom Rix wrote: > > On 9/14/21 11:58 AM, Greg KH wrote: > > [note, you got the maintainer's email address wrong on your cc: line > > I fixed it up...] > > > > On Tue, Sep 14, 2021 at 11:23:33AM -0700, trix@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > From: Tom Rix <trix@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > > I am the maintainer of the fpga/ subsystem for both the kernel and > > > userspace for Red Hat. I have been an active reviewer and contributor > > > on for public fpga/ subsystem for the last year. I would like to > > > help out more. > > > > > > Since I am paid to do this work, change the status to Supported. > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Tom Rix <trix@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > --- > > > MAINTAINERS | 4 ++-- > > > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > > > > > > diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS > > > index 04fa4edf100b83..0443d7ab826659 100644 > > > --- a/MAINTAINERS > > > +++ b/MAINTAINERS > > > @@ -7353,9 +7353,9 @@ F: include/uapi/linux/fpga-dfl.h > > > FPGA MANAGER FRAMEWORK > > > M: Moritz Fischer <mdf@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > -R: Tom Rix <trix@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > +M: Tom Rix <trix@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > L: linux-fpga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > -S: Maintained > > > +S: Supported > > > W: http://www.rocketboards.org > > > Q: http://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-fpga/list/ > > > T: git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mdf/linux-fpga.git > > > -- > > > 2.26.3 > > > > > Traditionally existing maintainers are the ones that add new > > maintainers, it's not something that you just submit a patch for hoping > > it will be accepted. > > > > What has changed since the last time you asked to do this? > > Because public and private requests have gone unanswered for so long, it is > unclear if Moritz is still maintaining the subsystem. He is, as is evident by the patches I accept from him each merge. > The nearly year old xrt patchset has been pending for 6 weeks with minor > changes to one patch out of 14 needing reviews. Code quality is not the maintainer's job, it's the developer's, so the age and number of reviews is not any indication. > The standard release patchset, which needs an opinion has on an api change, > has been outstanding for 8 weeks. Have a pointer to it? > If maintainership depends on an approving maintainter, what happens when the > approving maintainer has left ? Vacations happen in the summer. I've talked to Moritz many times, and all is well here. greg k-h
