Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: add drivers/char/mem.c to mm misc, memory mapping sections
From: David Hildenbrand (Arm)
Date: Wed Aug 12 2026 - 07:41:29 EST
On 8/12/26 09:43, Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM) wrote:
> This file is a 'special' driver that implements /dev/zero and /dev/mem
> among other things.
>
> As such it makes sense for mm to be cc'd on mails and to have some say in
> how things are changed there, so add it to the mm misc section.
>
> Uniquely, it provides the 'old way' of obtaining an anonymous mapping -
> MAP_PRIVATE of /dev/zero - so is directly tied to memory mapping, therefore
> also add it to the memory mapping section.
>
> scripts/get_maintainer.pl copes perfectly fine with files in multiple
> sections so everything should work correctly.
>
> Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM) <ljs@xxxxxxxxxx>
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Acked-by: David Hildenbrand (Arm) <david@xxxxxxxxxx>
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Cheers,
David