On 26/07/2024 18:08, Alim Akhtar wrote: > > >> -----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. No, just like maintainers of drivers do not send them. The way of handling patches won't change. Best regards, Krzysztof
