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

[Tor Vic <torvic9@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 10/23/24 10:09, Kexy Biscuit wrote:
> 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?


We know why this has been done, and we also know who is behind that 
decision.

(It's mentioned right above this reply.)


I find it pretty much shameful behaviour to not communicate openly on 
the reasons why those entries got removed (or did someone have to sign a 
NDA?).

The fact that the only information is "various compliance requirements" 
already tells a lot about the real reasons.


Move the Linux Foundation to another country, please.


Signed,

a Linux user.


> 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