Re: [PATCH v4 3/3] MAINTAINERS: Add KX022A maintainer entry

[Vaittinen, Matti]

Hi Joe,

On 10/24/22 09:52, Joe Perches wrote:
> On Fri, 2022-10-21 at 14:23 +0300, Matti Vaittinen wrote:
>> Add maintainer entry for ROHM/Kionix KX022A accelerometer sensor driver.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Matti Vaittinen <mazziesaccount@xxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>>   MAINTAINERS | 5 +++++
>>   1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
>> index cf0f18502372..3ab9c5f97dfe 100644
>> --- a/MAINTAINERS
>> +++ b/MAINTAINERS
>> @@ -11435,6 +11435,11 @@ F:	drivers/mfd/khadas-mcu.c
>>   F:	include/linux/mfd/khadas-mcu.h
>>   F:	drivers/thermal/khadas_mcu_fan.c
>>   
>> +KIONIX/ROHM KX022A ACCELEROMETER
>> +R:	Matti Vaittinen <mazziesaccount@xxxxxxxxx>
>> +S:	Supported
>> +F:	drivers/iio/accel/kionix-kx022a*
> 
> How is this "S: Supported" without an M: maintainer?

I am currently paid to work with the Kionix/ROHM upstream drivers. Hence 
I add 'S:' to ones I am looking after.

The ideology why I have 'R' and not 'M' is summarized by my earlier patch:

 >> 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.

This seemed to be fine with Jonathan:

https://lore.kernel.org/all/87ac9a5e-b5ba-82f3-c00c-75d5e6f01597@xxxxxxxxx/

I've also written a longer version of this in an LinkedIn article:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/should-you-linux-kernel-maintainer-matti-vaittinen/

(I enjoy writing small stories. So doing an occasional small LinkedIn 
articles on working with the upstream is kind of an hobby for me.)

Anyways, I don't see a contradiction with 'S + R' compared to 'S + M'. 
Well, please educate me if I am wrong :]

Yours
	-- Matti

-- 
Matti Vaittinen
Linux kernel developer at ROHM Semiconductors
Oulu Finland

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