Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: Broadcom internal lists aren't maintainers

[Florian Fainelli]

On 4/22/22 10:42, William Zhang wrote:
> On 4/22/22 10:24, Florian Fainelli wrote:
> > On 4/20/22 14:31, Joe Perches wrote:
> > > On Wed, 2022-04-20 at 11:50 -0700, William Zhang wrote:
> > > > On 4/19/22 16:11, Joe Perches wrote:
> > > > > On Tue, 2022-04-19 at 12:00 -0700, Florian Fainelli wrote:
> > > > > > On 4/12/2022 11:34 AM, Joe Perches wrote:
> > > > > > > Convert the broadcom internal list M: and L: entries to R: as
> > > > > > > exploder email addresses are neither maintainers nor mailing lists.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Reorder the entries as necessary.
> > > > > []
> > > > > > > diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> > > > > []
> > > > > > > @@ -3746,7 +3746,7 @@ F:    include/linux/platform_data/b53.h
> > > > > > >     BROADCOM BCM2711/BCM2835 ARM ARCHITECTURE
> > > > > > >     M:    Nicolas Saenz Julienne <nsaenz@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > > > -L:    bcm-kernel-feedback-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > > > +R:    Broadcom Kernel Team <bcm-kernel-feedback-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > >
> > > > > > There is not a "Broadcom Kernel Team", the description of R: 
> > > > > > appears to
> > > > > > require some kind of full name, hence the choice of L: instead of R:.
> > > > >
> > > > > If you don't like "Broadcom Kernel Team", perhaps
> > > > > "Broadcom Kernel Reviewers" might work for you.
> > > > >
> > > > > I think it doesn't matter much.
> > > > I can see that we shouldn't use M as maintainer for this Broadcom
> > > > mailing list email. But I honestly don't understand why we have to use
> > > > R. Just for the sake of full name?  Not everyone in this distribution
> > > > list is reviewer.  IMHO I would prefer to change all entries to L
> > > > without a full name.
> > >
> > > I think "R:" is a better choice than "L:"
> > >
> > > "L:" Mailing list entries have archives that are publicly searchable.
> > >
> > > Are the broadcom bcm-kernel-feedback-list entries publicly archived?
> >
> > They are not indeed.
> >
> > > If not, these are one-way entries, so someone sends and hopes only.
> > > Replies that are sent from these entries are not visible to the public.
> >
> > OK, fair enough, I will change to:
> >
> > R: Broadcom internal kernel review list 
> > <bcm-kernel-feedback-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > If that works for everyone?
> Sounds good to me.

OK, now applied with the suggested change, thanks everyone.
--
Florian