Re: [PATCH 2/2] MAINTAINERS: add the Memory Consistency Model subsystem

From: Andrea Parri
Date: Thu Feb 01 2018 - 14:39:54 EST


On Thu, Feb 01, 2018 at 01:44:01PM +0000, Will Deacon wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 01, 2018 at 01:04:26PM +0100, Andrea Parri wrote:
> > Integrate (and then remove) tools/memory-model/MAINTAINERS into the
> > main MAINTAINERS file. This way get_maintainer.pl can give a "right
> > answer" for tools/memory-model/.
> >
> > Suggested-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Andrea Parri <parri.andrea@xxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > MAINTAINERS | 16 ++++++++++++++++
> > tools/memory-model/MAINTAINERS | 15 ---------------
> > 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
> > delete mode 100644 tools/memory-model/MAINTAINERS
>
> Acked-by: Will Deacon <will.deacon@xxxxxxx>
>
> Makes a lot more sense having this in the top-level MAINTAINERS file.
> It might also make sense to add:
>
> F: Documentation/memory-barriers.txt
>
> as a separate patch now that we have a hit-list of memory model people
> who can help poor old Jon (who currently gets blamed by get_maintainer.pl).

This does make sense to me: I'll prepare/send such a patch tomorrow.

Andrea


>
> Will