Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: remove myself as THP co-maintainer

[Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM)]

On Thu, Aug 27, 2026 at 05:02:50AM +0800, Barry Song wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 26, 2026 at 5:56 PM Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM) <ljs@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Unfortunately my workload is such that I simply no longer have the time to
> > give THP the focus that it deserves.
> >
> > So, at least temporarily, step down from the role.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM) <ljs@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
>
> Thanks very much for all your hard work, Lorenzo. I can really appreciate
> how busy you are, especially while you’re still developing so many things
> at the same time as doing reviews.

Thanks :)

>
> Personally, I also feel a bit bad that I haven't been able to contribute
> anywhere near as much as you have. I still have a lot of catching up to do.

You shouldn't, I often feel bad about how I haven't done X kind of work, or
Y kind of work, etc. I think feeling this way is just a product of working
on kernel stuff.

The scope is so broad that it's hard not to feel like you're accomplishing
everything you could, no matter what!

>
> Right now, as David probably knows well, my colleagues and I are working
> on both FS large folios[1] and mTHP[2]. I really feel that I’ll be able
> to spend more time on THP-related work and reviews.

Great review and contributions are always welcome :)

>
> Lorenzo, you have my deepest respect.

Thank you very much Barry, that's very kind of you :) likewise!

>
> [1] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20260826082641.2007658-1-zhaonanzhe@xxxxxxxxxx/
> [2] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20260825043833.2659350-1-zhangbo56@xxxxxxxxxx/
>
> Best Regards
> Barry

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Cheers, Lorenzo