Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] MAINTAINERS: Remove JZ4780 DMA driver entry

From: Maciej W. Rozycki
Date: Sat Aug 01 2020 - 18:57:11 EST


On Sun, 26 Jul 2020, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:

> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> index cba0ed77775b..362863cae239 100644
> --- a/MAINTAINERS
> +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> @@ -8541,11 +8541,6 @@ F: include/uapi/rdma/
> F: samples/bpf/ibumad_kern.c
> F: samples/bpf/ibumad_user.c
>
> -INGENIC JZ4780 DMA Driver
> -M: Zubair Lutfullah Kakakhel <Zubair.Kakakhel@xxxxxxxxxx>
> -S: Maintained
> -F: drivers/dma/dma-jz4780.c
> -

FYI, the usual approach would be marking the entry "Orphan" rather than
removing it entirely, so that the mapping remains and makes it easy for
someone to pick it up.

Maciej