Re: [PATCH v2 0/5] platform/surface: Create a platform subdirectory for Microsoft Surface devices

[Andy Shevchenko]

On Thu, Oct 8, 2020 at 2:44 PM Hans de Goede <hdegoede@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 10/5/20 6:03 PM, Maximilian Luz wrote:
> > As has come up in the discussion around
> >
> >    [RFC PATCH] Add support for Microsoft Surface System Aggregator Module
> >
> > it may make sense to add a Microsoft Surface specific platform
> > subdirectory. Andy has suggested drivers/platform/surface for that.
> > This series follows said suggestion and creates that subdirectory, as
> > well as moves Microsoft Surface related drivers over to it and updates
> > their MAINTAINERS entries (if available) accordingly.
> >
> > This series does not modify any existing driver code, symbols, or help
> > text.
>
> In case you do not know I'm taking over from any as
> drivers/platform/x86 maintainer.
>
> I'm fine with the concept of this series, but who is going to maintain
> this new drivers/platform/surface directory ?
>
> Ah I see that the first patch answers that question and the plan
> is to keep this part of the pdx86 maintainership.
>
> I would prefer for the new dir to have its own
> MAINTAINERS entry if I'm honest, I would like to try and
> split maintainership for the surface stuff as follows:
>
> 1. Who will review (and add their Reviewed-by or ask for improvements
>     or nack) patches to files in this dir?
>
> 2. Who will gather approved patches apply them to a for-next branch
>     and send them out to Linus during the merge Window?
>
> I can pick up 2. but I could really use some help with 1. So I
> was thinking having a separate MAINTAINERS entry for the new
> dir with you (Maximilian) (and me and Mark Gross) listed as
> MAINTAINERS; and then I'm hoping that you can do the review
> of surface related patches. At least those which you have not
> written yourself.

The idea was exactly like you described, i.e. taking 2 while relying
on 1 done by someone more familiar with that. JFYI: for Mellanox we
required Vadim to Rb their code before us.

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko