Re: [PATCH phy-next 22/22] MAINTAINERS: add regex for linux-phy

From: Krzysztof Wilczyński

Date: Thu Mar 05 2026 - 07:34:42 EST


On 26-03-05 21:15:32, Krzysztof Wilczyński wrote:
> Hello,
>
> > K: \b(?:__)?(?:devm_)?(?:of_)?phy_(?:create|destroy|provider_(?:un)?register)\b
> > K: \bphy_(?:create|remove)_lookup\b
> > K: \bphy_(?:get|set)?_drvdata\b
> > K: \b(?:devm_)?(?:of_)?phy_(?:optional_)?(?:get|put)(?:_by_index)?\b
> > K: \bphy_pm_runtime_(?:get|put)(?:_sync)?\b
> > K: \bphy_(?:init|exit|power_(?:on|off))\b
> > K: \bphy_|(?:get|set)_(?:mode(?:_ext)?|media|speed|bus_width|max_link_rate)\b
> > K: \bphy_(?:reset|configure|validate|calibrate)\b
> > K: \bphy_notify_(?:connect|disconnect|state)\b
> > K: (?:struct\s+)?phy(?:_ops|_attrs|_lookup|_provider)?\b
> > K: (?:linux/phy/phy\.h|phy-props\.h|phy-provider\.h)
>
> What about
>
> F: drivers/*/*phy*
>
> or something along these lines.

For content match, it could also be:

K: phy

I believe this would match everything of interest? Perhaps there is no
need to have any of these complex regular expressions, would be my way of
thinking here. Makes it easier to maintain, too.

Just thinking out loud, really...

Krzysztof