Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: add drivers/char/mem.c to mm misc, memory mapping sections

[Mike Rapoport]

On Wed, Aug 12, 2026 at 08:43:31AM +0100, 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>

Acked-by: Mike Rapoport (Microsoft) <rppt@xxxxxxxxxx>

> ---
>  MAINTAINERS | 2 ++
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

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Sincerely yours,
Mike.