[clean up the CC list] On Fri, 21 Jul 2023 20:32:44 -0700 Joe Perches wrote: > On Fri, 2023-07-21 at 18:55 -0700, Jakub Kicinski wrote: > > On Fri, 21 Jul 2023 18:21:32 +0200 Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote: > > > That's not how you run it. get_maintainers.pl should be run on patches > > > or on all files, not just some selection. > > > > Adding Joe for visibility (I proposed to print a warning when people > > do this and IIRC he wasn't on board). > > What's the issue here? Other than _how_ the script was used, > I don't see an actual problem with the script itself. I just CCed you on another case. If people keep using get_maintainers wrong, it *is* an issue with the script. > I use the scripts below to send patch series where a patch series > are the only files in individual directories. The fact that most people end up wrapping get_maintainers in another script is also a pretty strong indication that the user experience is inadequate. To be clear - I'm happy to put in the work to make the changes. It's just that from past experience you seem to have strong opinions which run counter to maintainers' needs, and I don't really enjoy writing Perl for the sake of it.
