Re: [PATCH] [2/2many] - FInd the maintainer(s) for a patch - MAINTAINERS

From: Richard Knutsson
Date: Mon Aug 13 2007 - 16:04:45 EST


Joe Perches wrote:
It helps when you do the diff the right way.

Describe the new F: pattern

Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx>

diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index d3a0684..0d7f856 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -83,6 +83,13 @@ S: Status, one of the following:
it has been replaced by a better system and you
should be using that.
+F: Files and directories with wildcard patterns.
+ A trailing slash includes all files and subdirectory files.
+ F: drivers/net/ all files in and below drivers/net
+ F: drivers/net/* all files in drivers/net, but not below
+ F: */net/* all files in "any top level directory"/net
+ One pattern per line. Multiple F: lines acceptable.
+
3C359 NETWORK DRIVER
P: Mike Phillips
M: mikep@xxxxxxxxxxx

Just to be clear, which one is picked with a patch for drivers/net/foo? Both or the most common one?

SUBSYSTEM1
P: Person 1
F: */net/

SUBSYSTEM2
P: Person 2
F: drivers/net/


Richard "the Perl-illiterate" Knutsson

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