Re: [PATCH v2] MAINTAINERS: XDP: restrict N: and K:

From: Joe Perches
Date: Sat Jul 11 2020 - 07:10:25 EST


On Sat, 2020-07-11 at 10:23 +0200, Jesper Dangaard Brouer wrote:
> On Fri, 10 Jul 2020 12:37:47 -0700
> Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 2020-07-10 at 21:04 +0200, Alexander A. Klimov wrote:
> > > Rationale:
> > > Documentation/arm/ixp4xx.rst contains "xdp" as part of "ixdp465"
> > > which has nothing to do with XDP.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Alexander A. Klimov <grandmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> > > Better?
> > >
> > > MAINTAINERS | 4 ++--
> > > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> > > index 1d4aa7f942de..735e2475e926 100644
> > > --- a/MAINTAINERS
> > > +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> > > @@ -18708,8 +18708,8 @@ F: include/trace/events/xdp.h
> > > F: kernel/bpf/cpumap.c
> > > F: kernel/bpf/devmap.c
> > > F: net/core/xdp.c
> > > -N: xdp
> > > -K: xdp
> > > +N: (?:\b|_)xdp
> > > +K: (?:\b|_)xdp
> >
> > Generally, it's better to have comprehensive files lists
> > rather than adding name matching regexes.
>
> I like below more direct matching of the files we already know are XDP
> related. The pattern match are meant to catch drivers containing XDP
> related bits.

That's what the K: entry is for no?

Anyway, if you agree with using the appropriate F: patterns,
please submit it. I'm not going to.

> (small typo in your patch below)
>
> > Perhaps:
> > ---
> > MAINTAINERS | 12 +++++++++---
> > 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> > index 16854e47e8cb..2e96cbf15b31 100644
> > --- a/MAINTAINERS
> > +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> > @@ -18763,13 +18763,19 @@ M: John Fastabend <john.fastabend@xxxxxxxxx>
> > L: netdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > L: bpf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > S: Supported
> > -F: include/net/xdp.h
> > +F: Documentation/networking/af_xdp.rst
> > +F: include/net/xdp*
> > F: include/trace/events/xdp.h
> > +F: include/uapi/linux/if_xdp.h
> > +F: include/uapi/linux/xdp_diag.h
> > F: kernel/bpf/cpumap.c
> > F: kernel/bpf/devmap.c
> > F: net/core/xdp.c
> > -N: xdp
> > -K: xdp
> > +F: net/xdp/
> > +F: samples/bpf/xdp*
> > +F: tools/testing/selftests/bfp/*xdp*
> ^^^^
> Typo, should be "bpf"
>
> > +F: tools/testing/selftests/bfp/*/*xdp*
> > +K: (?:\b|_)xdp(?:\b|_)
> >
> > XDP SOCKETS (AF_XDP)
> > M: Björn Töpel <bjorn.topel@xxxxxxxxx>
> >
>
>