Re: [PATCH] x86: Make x86@xxxxxxxxxx a list and not a maintainer

From: Steven Rostedt
Date: Wed Aug 20 2025 - 17:42:54 EST


On Wed, 20 Aug 2025 14:37:57 -0700
Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > The MAINTAINERS document starts with:
> >
> > M: *Mail* patches to: FullName <address@domain>
> > [..]
> > L: *Mailing list* that is relevant to this area
>
> Yeah, it's not a person, but it's also not a list that folks can
> subscribe to. So there really isn't a good fit for it. I've never heard
> of it causing any problems, so my inclination would be to just leave it
> as-is.

My complaint is that it's listed as both 'L' and 'M'. It should at least be
consistent.

Should it become a list?

-- Steve