Re: [PATCH] Documentation/llvm: add documentation on building w/ Clang/LLVM

[Sedat Dilek]

On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 1:01 PM Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 5:52 AM Nick Desaulniers
> <ndesaulniers@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, Feb 24, 2020 at 4:34 PM Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > On Tue, Feb 25, 2020 at 2:41 AM Nick Desaulniers
> > > <ndesaulniers@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Added to kbuild documentation. Provides more official info on building
> > > > kernels with Clang and LLVM than our wiki.
> > > >
> > > > Suggested-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Reviewed-by: Nathan Chancellor <natechancellor@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Signed-off-by: Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > ---
> > >
> > >
> > > Perhaps, is it better to explicitly add it to MAINTAINERS?
> > >
> > > --- a/MAINTAINERS
> > > +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> > > @@ -4118,6 +4118,7 @@ W:        https://clangbuiltlinux.github.io/
> > >  B:     https://github.com/ClangBuiltLinux/linux/issues
> > >  C:     irc://chat.freenode.net/clangbuiltlinux
> > >  S:     Supported
> > > +F:     Documentation/kbuild/llvm.rst
> > >  K:     \b(?i:clang|llvm)\b
> >
> > I'm happy to leave it to the maintainers of Documentation/.  Otherwise
> > we have a file for which there is no MAINTAINER, which seems
> > ambiguous.
>
> It is common that MAINTAINERS lists per-file (per-driver) maintainers.
> It does not necessarily mean a person who picks up patches.
>
> scripts/get_maintainer.pl lists maintainers that
> match any F:, N:, K: patterns.
> So, both Doc and Kbuild maintainers/ML will still be listed.
>
> Having said that, it is up to you. Either is fine with me.
> Another pattern 'K: \b(?i:clang|llvm)\b'  covers this file anyway.
>
>
> (BTW, I am also happy to see your name as the maintainer of this entry.)
>

+1 (Please drop the BTW - This was suggested in the brainstorming
session on the ClangBuiltLinux Meetup in Zurich).

I suggest to add Nathan and Kees if they are willing to be responsible
for the maintainer job.

- Sedat -