Re: [PATCH v2] clkdev: Update clkdev id usage to allow for longer names

From: Andy Shevchenko
Date: Fri Feb 23 2024 - 13:32:44 EST


On Fri, Feb 23, 2024 at 06:22:13PM +0000, Ruhl, Michael J wrote:
> >From: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Sent: Friday, February 23, 2024 12:43 PM
> >On Fri, Feb 23, 2024 at 11:35:16AM -0500, Michael J. Ruhl wrote:

..

> I will remove.

Not remove, but move to the comments/changelog (after '---' line)

> I see your script automatically does a cover page...will use that format int
> the future.

Only if there are more than a single patch.

..

> >[1]: https://github.com/andy-shev/home-bin-
> >tools/blob/master/ge2maintainer.sh
>
> Using your script I got:
>
> To: "Michael J. Ruhl" <michael.j.ruhl@xxxxxxxxx>,
> linux-arm-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
> linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: Russell King <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> My list (using get_maintainers.pl) is:
>
> linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> linux-arm-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> They appear to be the same....

Ah, the Russel's email looked like a mailing list, that what confused me.

> I don't have the plain text part on Russel's email (linxu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)... Is that what is missing?

Yes :-)
But my script also uses a heuristics (which is not visible here) to add active
developers of the code in question based on the git history.

> Not sure what CCF is?

Common Clock Framework (This is how it's advertised in MAINTAINERS)

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko