Re: [RFC PATCH v2 5/5] MAINTAINERS: Add KX022A maintainer entry

[Matti Vaittinen]

On 10/9/22 15:38, Jonathan Cameron wrote:
> On Thu, 6 Oct 2022 17:38:34 +0300
> Matti Vaittinen <mazziesaccount@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Add maintainer entry for ROHM/Kionix KX022A accelerometer senor driver.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Matti Vaittinen <mazziesaccount@xxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > ---
> > I can also add myself as a maintainer instead of a reviewer if it better
> > suits iio maintainer. I however don't plan setting up my own public
> > repository and hope the further patches will be merged via IIO tree.
> >
> > So, as Geert once explained to me - In that case the difference between
> > me as a maintainer vs. a reviewer would be only really relevant to the
> > subsystem (in this case IIO) maintainer. The subsystem maintainer who
> > merges patches is allowed to take in changes acked by downstream
> > maintainer w/o obligation to do thorough review. (Downstream maintainer is
> > to be blamed if things explode :]). If ack is given by a reviewer, then
> > the subsystem maintainer has the full responsibility and should always
> > do the review. Or - this is how I remember our discussion went - feel
> > free to correct me if I am wrong :] In any case - please let me know if
> > you'd rather see M: not R: in front of my name for the kx022a.
>
>
> Entirely up to you.  I tend to take a look at all IIO patches but will
> take a less detailed look if there is a tag from someone I've built
> up trust with - doesn't matter if they are a maintainer of a particular
> driver or not. I only ever look at MAINTAINERS when sending out patches,
> never when reviewing except to perhaps moan that someone wasn't cc'd
> who should have been!

In that case I'll keep the R as I have done with the other corners I've 
touched.

Yours
	-- Matti

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Matti Vaittinen
Linux kernel developer at ROHM Semiconductors
Oulu Finland

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