> -----Original Message----- > From: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@xxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, July 26, 2024 8:47 PM > To: Sam Protsenko <semen.protsenko@xxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: Alim Akhtar <alim.akhtar@xxxxxxxxxxx>; Peter Griffin > <peter.griffin@xxxxxxxxxx>; linux-arm-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux- > samsung-soc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Chanwoo Choi > <cw00.choi@xxxxxxxxxxx>; Marek Szyprowski > <m.szyprowski@xxxxxxxxxxx>; Peter Griffin <peter.griffin@xxxxxxxxxx>; > Jaewon Kim <jaewon02.kim@xxxxxxxxxxx>; Mateusz Majewski > <m.majewski2@xxxxxxxxxxx>; Henrik Grimler <henrik@xxxxxxxxxx>; David > Virag <virag.david003@xxxxxxxxx>; Artur Weber <aweber.kernel@xxxxxxxxx>; > Raymond Hackley <raymondhackley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: Add entry for Samsung Exynos850 SoC > > On 30/01/2024 08:29, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote: > > On 29/01/2024 21:47, Sam Protsenko wrote: > >> Add maintainers entry for the Samsung Exynos850 SoC based platforms. > >> > >> Signed-off-by: Sam Protsenko <semen.protsenko@xxxxxxxxxx> > >> --- > >> MAINTAINERS | 10 ++++++++++ > >> 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) > >> > >> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS index > >> 939f6dd0ef6a..77c10cc669f8 100644 > >> --- a/MAINTAINERS > >> +++ b/MAINTAINERS > >> @@ -19281,6 +19281,16 @@ B: mailto:linux-samsung- > soc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> F: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/samsung* > >> F: sound/soc/samsung/ > >> > >> +SAMSUNG EXYNOS850 SoC SUPPORT > >> +M: Sam Protsenko <semen.protsenko@xxxxxxxxxx> > >> +L: linux-arm-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (moderated for non-subscribers) > >> +L: linux-samsung-soc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > Sorry, but I am still against individual SoC entries in maintainers, > > like I replied multiple times and pointed to the updated > > get_maintainers.pl script to fetch emails from boards. > > I retract my earlier statement. > > Some background: I was really hoping that scripts/get_maintainers.pl patch, > which adds fetching emails from files (e.g. DTS), will be picked up, but it has > been few years, few resends and there is no conclusion. I don't think it will be > ever merged, thus this email. > > Since C files do not have in-file "maintainer" entry and particular drivers have > MAINTAINERS-file entries, then why DTS should be different? > Not sure what was the discussion in past, do you think this need some discussion in LPC? > I'll take the patch after merge window. > > +Cc few other folks, > > I understand that with lei/lore filters one can easily track patches sent for > particular boards or SoCs, but being listed in MAINTAINERS have a bit bigger > meaning. Therefore if any of you consider / want to add themself to > MAINTAINERS for particular DTS, then go ahead. By DTS I > mean: particular boards (e.g. Galaxy Tab 3 family) or particular SoC (e.g. > Exynos850 like here). > Actually it is being confusing. Completely agreed that "MAINTAINERS have a bit bigger". By adding each DTS/SoC/Board MAINTAINERS entry, are those members expected to send pull requests? If so, that leads to more confusion and overhead. > Best regards, > Krzysztof
