Re: [PATCH] Revert "MAINTAINERS: Remove some entries due to various compliance requirements."

[Mingcong Bai <jeffbai@xxxxxxx>]

Greetings,

在 2024-10-23 16:09，Kexy Biscuit 写道：
> This reverts commit 6e90b675cf942e50c70e8394dfb5862975c3b3b2.
>
> An absolutely no-one-ever-reviewed patch, not even by the maintainers 
> who
> got removed themselves - at least not on the mailing list. Then the 
> patch
> just got slipped into an unrelated subsystem pull request, and got 
> pulled
> by Torvalds with not even a comment.
>
> What about the next time? Who next would be removed from the 
> MAINTAINERS
> file, the kernel.org infrastructure? What if the compliance requires
> another XZ backdoor to be developed without further explanation? Is the
> kernel development process still done in public?
>
> Are the "compliance requirements" documented on docs.kernel.org? Who 
> are
> responsible for them? Are all that are responsible employees of
> The Linux Foundation, which is regulated by the U.S. legislature?

Bravo.

> Fixes: 6e90b675cf94 ("MAINTAINERS: Remove some entries due to various 
> compliance requirements.")
> Signed-off-by: Kexy Biscuit <kexybiscuit@xxxxxxx>
> ---
> Please keep all discussions on at least one of the mailing lists.
>
>  MAINTAINERS | 178 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 178 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> index e9659a5a7fb3..501aa5c0887e 100644
> --- a/MAINTAINERS
> +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> @@ -258,6 +258,12 @@ L:	linux-acenic@xxxxxxxxxx
>  S:	Maintained
>  F:	drivers/net/ethernet/alteon/acenic*
>
> +ACER ASPIRE 1 EMBEDDED CONTROLLER DRIVER
> +M:	Nikita Travkin <nikita@xxxxxxx>
> +S:	Maintained
> +F:	Documentation/devicetree/bindings/platform/acer,aspire1-ec.yaml
> +F:	drivers/platform/arm64/acer-aspire1-ec.c
> +
>  ACER ASPIRE ONE TEMPERATURE AND FAN DRIVER
>  M:	Peter Kaestle <peter@xxxxxxxx>
>  L:	platform-driver-x86@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> @@ -882,6 +888,7 @@ F:	drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/
>
>  ALPHA PORT
>  M:	Richard Henderson <richard.henderson@xxxxxxxxxx>
> +M:	Ivan Kokshaysky <ink@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>  M:	Matt Turner <mattst88@xxxxxxxxx>
>  L:	linux-alpha@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>  S:	Odd Fixes
> @@ -2256,6 +2263,12 @@ L:	linux-arm-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> (moderated for non-subscribers)
>  S:	Maintained
>  F:	arch/arm/mach-ep93xx/ts72xx.c
>
> +ARM/CIRRUS LOGIC CLPS711X ARM ARCHITECTURE
> +M:	Alexander Shiyan <shc_work@xxxxxxx>
> +L:	linux-arm-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (moderated for 
> non-subscribers)
> +S:	Odd Fixes
> +N:	clps711x
> +
>  ARM/CIRRUS LOGIC EP93XX ARM ARCHITECTURE
>  M:	Hartley Sweeten <hsweeten@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>  M:	Alexander Sverdlin <alexander.sverdlin@xxxxxxxxx>
> @@ -3802,6 +3815,14 @@ F:	drivers/video/backlight/
>  F:	include/linux/backlight.h
>  F:	include/linux/pwm_backlight.h
>
> +BAIKAL-T1 PVT HARDWARE MONITOR DRIVER
> +M:	Serge Semin <fancer.lancer@xxxxxxxxx>
> +L:	linux-hwmon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> +S:	Supported
> +F:	Documentation/devicetree/bindings/hwmon/baikal,bt1-pvt.yaml
> +F:	Documentation/hwmon/bt1-pvt.rst
> +F:	drivers/hwmon/bt1-pvt.[ch]
> +
>  BARCO P50 GPIO DRIVER
>  M:	Santosh Kumar Yadav <santoshkumar.yadav@xxxxxxxxx>
>  M:	Peter Korsgaard <peter.korsgaard@xxxxxxxxx>
> @@ -6455,6 +6476,7 @@ F:	drivers/mtd/nand/raw/denali*
>
>  DESIGNWARE EDMA CORE IP DRIVER
>  M:	Manivannan Sadhasivam <manivannan.sadhasivam@xxxxxxxxxx>
> +R:	Serge Semin <fancer.lancer@xxxxxxxxx>
>  L:	dmaengine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>  S:	Maintained
>  F:	drivers/dma/dw-edma/
> @@ -9737,6 +9759,14 @@ F:	drivers/gpio/gpiolib-cdev.c
>  F:	include/uapi/linux/gpio.h
>  F:	tools/gpio/
>
> +GRE DEMULTIPLEXER DRIVER
> +M:	Dmitry Kozlov <xeb@xxxxxxx>
> +L:	netdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> +S:	Maintained
> +F:	include/net/gre.h
> +F:	net/ipv4/gre_demux.c
> +F:	net/ipv4/gre_offload.c
> +
>  GRETH 10/100/1G Ethernet MAC device driver
>  M:	Andreas Larsson <andreas@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>  L:	netdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> @@ -12929,6 +12959,12 @@ S:	Maintained
>  F:	drivers/ata/pata_arasan_cf.c
>  F:	include/linux/pata_arasan_cf_data.h
>
> +LIBATA PATA DRIVERS
> +R:	Sergey Shtylyov <s.shtylyov@xxxxxx>
> +L:	linux-ide@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> +F:	drivers/ata/ata_*.c
> +F:	drivers/ata/pata_*.c
> +
>  LIBATA PATA FARADAY FTIDE010 AND GEMINI SATA BRIDGE DRIVERS
>  M:	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@xxxxxxxxxx>
>  L:	linux-ide@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> @@ -12945,6 +12981,15 @@ F:	drivers/ata/ahci_platform.c
>  F:	drivers/ata/libahci_platform.c
>  F:	include/linux/ahci_platform.h
>
> +LIBATA SATA AHCI SYNOPSYS DWC CONTROLLER DRIVER
> +M:	Serge Semin <fancer.lancer@xxxxxxxxx>
> +L:	linux-ide@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> +S:	Maintained
> +T:	git 
> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/dlemoal/libata.git
> +F:	Documentation/devicetree/bindings/ata/baikal,bt1-ahci.yaml
> +F:	Documentation/devicetree/bindings/ata/snps,dwc-ahci.yaml
> +F:	drivers/ata/ahci_dwc.c
> +
>  LIBATA SATA PROMISE TX2/TX4 CONTROLLER DRIVER
>  M:	Mikael Pettersson <mikpelinux@xxxxxxxxx>
>  L:	linux-ide@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> @@ -14140,6 +14185,16 @@ S:	Maintained
>  T:	git git://linuxtv.org/media_tree.git
>  F:	drivers/media/platform/nxp/imx-pxp.[ch]
>
> +MEDIA DRIVERS FOR ASCOT2E
> +M:	Sergey Kozlov <serjk@xxxxxxxx>
> +M:	Abylay Ospan <aospan@xxxxxxxx>
> +L:	linux-media@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> +S:	Supported
> +W:	https://linuxtv.org
> +W:	http://netup.tv/
> +T:	git git://linuxtv.org/media_tree.git
> +F:	drivers/media/dvb-frontends/ascot2e*
> +
>  MEDIA DRIVERS FOR CXD2099AR CI CONTROLLERS
>  M:	Jasmin Jessich <jasmin@xxxxxx>
>  L:	linux-media@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> @@ -14148,6 +14203,16 @@ W:	https://linuxtv.org
>  T:	git git://linuxtv.org/media_tree.git
>  F:	drivers/media/dvb-frontends/cxd2099*
>
> +MEDIA DRIVERS FOR CXD2841ER
> +M:	Sergey Kozlov <serjk@xxxxxxxx>
> +M:	Abylay Ospan <aospan@xxxxxxxx>
> +L:	linux-media@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> +S:	Supported
> +W:	https://linuxtv.org
> +W:	http://netup.tv/
> +T:	git git://linuxtv.org/media_tree.git
> +F:	drivers/media/dvb-frontends/cxd2841er*
> +
>  MEDIA DRIVERS FOR CXD2880
>  M:	Yasunari Takiguchi <Yasunari.Takiguchi@xxxxxxxx>
>  L:	linux-media@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> @@ -14192,6 +14257,35 @@ F:	drivers/media/platform/nxp/imx-mipi-csis.c
>  F:	drivers/media/platform/nxp/imx7-media-csi.c
>  F:	drivers/media/platform/nxp/imx8mq-mipi-csi2.c
>
> +MEDIA DRIVERS FOR HELENE
> +M:	Abylay Ospan <aospan@xxxxxxxx>
> +L:	linux-media@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> +S:	Supported
> +W:	https://linuxtv.org
> +W:	http://netup.tv/
> +T:	git git://linuxtv.org/media_tree.git
> +F:	drivers/media/dvb-frontends/helene*
> +
> +MEDIA DRIVERS FOR HORUS3A
> +M:	Sergey Kozlov <serjk@xxxxxxxx>
> +M:	Abylay Ospan <aospan@xxxxxxxx>
> +L:	linux-media@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> +S:	Supported
> +W:	https://linuxtv.org
> +W:	http://netup.tv/
> +T:	git git://linuxtv.org/media_tree.git
> +F:	drivers/media/dvb-frontends/horus3a*
> +
> +MEDIA DRIVERS FOR LNBH25
> +M:	Sergey Kozlov <serjk@xxxxxxxx>
> +M:	Abylay Ospan <aospan@xxxxxxxx>
> +L:	linux-media@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> +S:	Supported
> +W:	https://linuxtv.org
> +W:	http://netup.tv/
> +T:	git git://linuxtv.org/media_tree.git
> +F:	drivers/media/dvb-frontends/lnbh25*
> +
>  MEDIA DRIVERS FOR MXL5XX TUNER DEMODULATORS
>  L:	linux-media@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>  S:	Orphan
> @@ -14199,6 +14293,16 @@ W:	https://linuxtv.org
>  T:	git git://linuxtv.org/media_tree.git
>  F:	drivers/media/dvb-frontends/mxl5xx*
>
> +MEDIA DRIVERS FOR NETUP PCI UNIVERSAL DVB devices
> +M:	Sergey Kozlov <serjk@xxxxxxxx>
> +M:	Abylay Ospan <aospan@xxxxxxxx>
> +L:	linux-media@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> +S:	Supported
> +W:	https://linuxtv.org
> +W:	http://netup.tv/
> +T:	git git://linuxtv.org/media_tree.git
> +F:	drivers/media/pci/netup_unidvb/*
> +
>  MEDIA DRIVERS FOR NVIDIA TEGRA - VDE
>  M:	Dmitry Osipenko <digetx@xxxxxxxxx>
>  L:	linux-media@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> @@ -14842,6 +14946,13 @@ F:	drivers/mtd/
>  F:	include/linux/mtd/
>  F:	include/uapi/mtd/
>
> +MEMSENSING MICROSYSTEMS MSA311 DRIVER
> +M:	Dmitry Rokosov <ddrokosov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> +L:	linux-iio@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> +S:	Maintained
> +F:	Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/accel/memsensing,msa311.yaml
> +F:	drivers/iio/accel/msa311.c
> +
>  MEN A21 WATCHDOG DRIVER
>  M:	Johannes Thumshirn <morbidrsa@xxxxxxxxx>
>  L:	linux-watchdog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> @@ -15175,6 +15286,7 @@ F:	drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_pci1xxxx.c
>
>  MICROCHIP POLARFIRE FPGA DRIVERS
>  M:	Conor Dooley <conor.dooley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> +R:	Vladimir Georgiev <v.georgiev@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>  L:	linux-fpga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>  S:	Supported
>  
> F:	Documentation/devicetree/bindings/fpga/microchip,mpf-spi-fpga-mgr.yaml
> @@ -15429,6 +15541,17 @@ F:	arch/mips/
>  F:	drivers/platform/mips/
>  F:	include/dt-bindings/mips/
>
> +MIPS BAIKAL-T1 PLATFORM
> +M:	Serge Semin <fancer.lancer@xxxxxxxxx>
> +L:	linux-mips@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> +S:	Supported
> +F:	Documentation/devicetree/bindings/bus/baikal,bt1-*.yaml
> +F:	Documentation/devicetree/bindings/clock/baikal,bt1-*.yaml
> +F:	drivers/bus/bt1-*.c
> +F:	drivers/clk/baikal-t1/
> +F:	drivers/memory/bt1-l2-ctl.c
> +F:	drivers/mtd/maps/physmap-bt1-rom.[ch]
> +
>  MIPS BOSTON DEVELOPMENT BOARD
>  M:	Paul Burton <paulburton@xxxxxxxxxx>
>  L:	linux-mips@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> @@ -15441,6 +15564,7 @@ F:	include/dt-bindings/clock/boston-clock.h
>
>  MIPS CORE DRIVERS
>  M:	Thomas Bogendoerfer <tsbogend@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> +M:	Serge Semin <fancer.lancer@xxxxxxxxx>
>  L:	linux-mips@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>  S:	Supported
>  F:	drivers/bus/mips_cdmm.c
> @@ -16408,6 +16532,12 @@ F:	include/linux/ntb.h
>  F:	include/linux/ntb_transport.h
>  F:	tools/testing/selftests/ntb/
>
> +NTB IDT DRIVER
> +M:	Serge Semin <fancer.lancer@xxxxxxxxx>
> +L:	ntb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> +S:	Supported
> +F:	drivers/ntb/hw/idt/
> +
>  NTB INTEL DRIVER
>  M:	Dave Jiang <dave.jiang@xxxxxxxxx>
>  L:	ntb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> @@ -18428,6 +18558,13 @@ F:	drivers/pps/
>  F:	include/linux/pps*.h
>  F:	include/uapi/linux/pps.h
>
> +PPTP DRIVER
> +M:	Dmitry Kozlov <xeb@xxxxxxx>
> +L:	netdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> +S:	Maintained
> +W:	http://sourceforge.net/projects/accel-pptp
> +F:	drivers/net/ppp/pptp.c
> +
>  PRESSURE STALL INFORMATION (PSI)
>  M:	Johannes Weiner <hannes@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>  M:	Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@xxxxxxxxxx>
> @@ -19518,6 +19655,15 @@ S:	Supported
>  F:	Documentation/devicetree/bindings/i2c/renesas,iic-emev2.yaml
>  F:	drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-emev2.c
>
> +RENESAS ETHERNET AVB DRIVER
> +R:	Sergey Shtylyov <s.shtylyov@xxxxxx>
> +L:	netdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> +L:	linux-renesas-soc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> +F:	Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/renesas,etheravb.yaml
> +F:	drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/Kconfig
> +F:	drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/Makefile
> +F:	drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb*
> +
>  RENESAS ETHERNET SWITCH DRIVER
>  R:	Yoshihiro Shimoda <yoshihiro.shimoda.uh@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>  L:	netdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> @@ -19567,6 +19713,14 @@ 
> F:	Documentation/devicetree/bindings/i2c/renesas,rmobile-iic.yaml
>  F:	drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-rcar.c
>  F:	drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-sh_mobile.c
>
> +RENESAS R-CAR SATA DRIVER
> +R:	Sergey Shtylyov <s.shtylyov@xxxxxx>
> +L:	linux-ide@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> +L:	linux-renesas-soc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> +S:	Supported
> +F:	Documentation/devicetree/bindings/ata/renesas,rcar-sata.yaml
> +F:	drivers/ata/sata_rcar.c
> +
>  RENESAS R-CAR THERMAL DRIVERS
>  M:	Niklas Söderlund <niklas.soderlund@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>  L:	linux-renesas-soc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> @@ -19642,6 +19796,16 @@ S:	Supported
>  F:	Documentation/devicetree/bindings/i2c/renesas,rzv2m.yaml
>  F:	drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-rzv2m.c
>
> +RENESAS SUPERH ETHERNET DRIVER
> +R:	Sergey Shtylyov <s.shtylyov@xxxxxx>
> +L:	netdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> +L:	linux-renesas-soc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> +F:	Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/renesas,ether.yaml
> +F:	drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/Kconfig
> +F:	drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/Makefile
> +F:	drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth*
> +F:	include/linux/sh_eth.h
> +
>  RENESAS USB PHY DRIVER
>  M:	Yoshihiro Shimoda <yoshihiro.shimoda.uh@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>  L:	linux-renesas-soc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> @@ -22295,11 +22459,19 @@ F:	drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_lpss.c
>
>  SYNOPSYS DESIGNWARE APB GPIO DRIVER
>  M:	Hoan Tran <hoan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> +M:	Serge Semin <fancer.lancer@xxxxxxxxx>
>  L:	linux-gpio@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>  S:	Maintained
>  F:	Documentation/devicetree/bindings/gpio/snps,dw-apb-gpio.yaml
>  F:	drivers/gpio/gpio-dwapb.c
>
> +SYNOPSYS DESIGNWARE APB SSI DRIVER
> +M:	Serge Semin <fancer.lancer@xxxxxxxxx>
> +L:	linux-spi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> +S:	Supported
> +F:	Documentation/devicetree/bindings/spi/snps,dw-apb-ssi.yaml
> +F:	drivers/spi/spi-dw*
> +
>  SYNOPSYS DESIGNWARE AXI DMAC DRIVER
>  M:	Eugeniy Paltsev <Eugeniy.Paltsev@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>  S:	Maintained
> @@ -23609,6 +23781,12 @@ L:	linux-input@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>  S:	Maintained
>  F:	drivers/hid/hid-udraw-ps3.c
>
> +UFS FILESYSTEM
> +M:	Evgeniy Dushistov <dushistov@xxxxxxx>
> +S:	Maintained
> +F:	Documentation/admin-guide/ufs.rst
> +F:	fs/ufs/
> +
>  UHID USERSPACE HID IO DRIVER
>  M:	David Rheinsberg <david@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>  L:	linux-input@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Acked-by: Mingcong Bai <jeffbai@xxxxxxx>

Best Regards,
Mingcong Bai