Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] MAINTAINERS: cover all hugetlb headers under HUGETLB SUBSYSTEM

From: Muchun Song

Date: Mon Oct 05 2026 - 01:28:57 EST




> On Oct 3, 2026, at 08:00, Enze Li <lienze@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> The HUGETLB SUBSYSTEM F: entries list include/linux/hugetlb.h
> explicitly, but other hugetlb headers are not covered, so
> get_maintainer.pl does not attribute them to the hugetlb maintainers.
>
> Enumerating headers by hand is also fragile: any header not listed (such
> as hugetlb_cgroup.h) falls outside the subsystem. Joe Perches suggested
> using a glob F: entry, which covers all current and future hugetlb
> headers in one line and avoids the gap.
>
> Suggested-by: Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Enze Li <lienze@xxxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Muchun Song <muchun.song@xxxxxxxxx>

Thanks.