Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: Add networking wireless drivers section

From: David Miller
Date: Tue Jul 28 2009 - 14:34:48 EST


From: Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:27:07 -0700

> On Tue, 2009-07-28 at 11:15 -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote:
>> On Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:06:37 -0700 Joe Perches wrote:
>> > On Tue, 2009-07-28 at 10:30 -0700, David Miller wrote:
>> > > Wireless patches need to be CC:'d to linux-wireless so that
>> > > John Linville can notice and pick them up
>> > Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
>> > index ebc2691..0574aad 100644
>> > --- a/MAINTAINERS
>> > +++ b/MAINTAINERS
>> > @@ -4186,6 +4186,12 @@ T: git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6.git
>> > S: Odd Fixes
>> > F: drivers/net/
>> >
>> > +NETWORKING WIRELESS DRIVERS
>> > +L: linux-wireless@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > +T: git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/linville/wireless-2.6.git
>> > +S: Odd Fixes
>> > +F: drivers/net/wireless/
>> > +
>>
>> Already have this:
>>
>> NETWORKING [WIRELESS]
>> P: John W. Linville
>> M: linville@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> L: linux-wireless@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> T: git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/linville/wireless-2.6.git
>> S: Maintained
>> F: net/wireless/
>> F: include/net/ieee80211*
>> F: include/linux/wireless.h
>
> That section does not include drivers/net/wireless/

So just add it.

> I believe John Linville isn't maintaining all the
> wireless drivers, he's acting as a gatekeeper in
> a similar role as DavidM for drivers/net/.

It still needs to hit his inbox and linux-wireless
regardless.
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