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

From: Maciej W. Rozycki
Date: Sun Aug 02 2020 - 08:43:06 EST


On Sun, 2 Aug 2020, Paul Cercueil wrote:

> > 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.
>
> This is OK in this case, as the driver is also listed as part of the
> "INGENIC JZ47xx SoCs".

Fair enough (and odd enough too to have two entries for one piece),
though in this case I think the commit description ought to mention it.
As it stands it makes one think the driver is not going to have a
maintainer anymore: "[...] and no maintenance is provided."

Maciej