Re: [Ksummit-discuss] [RFC PATCH 1/3] MAINTAINERS: Reclaim the P: tag for Subsystem Profile

From: Joe Perches
Date: Thu Nov 15 2018 - 15:12:30 EST


On Wed, 2018-11-14 at 21:39 -0800, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote:
> Em Wed, 14 Nov 2018 20:53:19 -0800
> Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@xxxxxxxxx> escreveu:
>
> > Fixup some P: entries to be M: and rename the remaining ones to 'E:' for
> > "entity". The P: tag will be used to indicate the location of a
> > Subsystem Profile for a given MAINTAINERS entry.
> >
> > Cc: Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@xxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > MAINTAINERS | 18 +++++++++---------
> > 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> > index 0abecc528dac..83b7b3943a12 100644
> > --- a/MAINTAINERS
> > +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> > @@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ trivial patch so apply some common sense.
> >
> > Descriptions of section entries:
> >
> > - P: Person (obsolete)
> > + E: Entity (obsolete)
>
> I don't like very much the idea of renaming it, but that's just my 2 cents.

I'd prefer just removing all the "P:" entries.

[]
> > @@ -13577,15 +13577,15 @@ F: drivers/video/fbdev/simplefb.c
> > F: include/linux/platform_data/simplefb.h
> > SIMTEC EB110ATX (Chalice CATS)
> > -P: Ben Dooks
> > -P: Vincent Sanders <vince@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > +E: Ben Dooks
> > +M: Vincent Sanders <vince@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > M: Simtec Linux Team <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > W: http://www.simtec.co.uk/products/EB110ATX/
> > S: Supported

This is an ancient StrongARM based board that is shown as
discontinued on Simtec's website.
This is very obsolete and it's probably better to remove it.

> > SIMTEC EB2410ITX (BAST)
> > -P: Ben Dooks
> > -P: Vincent Sanders <vince@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > +E: Ben Dooks
> > +M: Vincent Sanders <vince@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > M: Simtec Linux Team <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > W: http://www.simtec.co.uk/products/EB2410ITX/
> > S: Supported
[]
> So, I guess this information is duplicated/obsoleted and could just
> be removed.

This one is still listed as a production board on Simtec's website.
http://www.simtec.co.uk/products/EB2410ITX/

But I expect these 2410 boards aren't sold in any volume.