Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: Add entry for Samsung Exynos850 SoC

[Krzysztof Kozlowski]

On 30/01/2024 08:29, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> On 29/01/2024 21:47, Sam Protsenko wrote:
>> Add maintainers entry for the Samsung Exynos850 SoC based platforms.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Sam Protsenko <semen.protsenko@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>>  MAINTAINERS | 10 ++++++++++
>>  1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
>> index 939f6dd0ef6a..77c10cc669f8 100644
>> --- a/MAINTAINERS
>> +++ b/MAINTAINERS
>> @@ -19281,6 +19281,16 @@ B:	mailto:linux-samsung-soc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>  F:	Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/samsung*
>>  F:	sound/soc/samsung/
>>  
>> +SAMSUNG EXYNOS850 SoC SUPPORT
>> +M:	Sam Protsenko <semen.protsenko@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> +L:	linux-arm-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (moderated for non-subscribers)
>> +L:	linux-samsung-soc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> Sorry, but I am still against individual SoC entries in maintainers,
> like I replied multiple times and pointed to the updated
> get_maintainers.pl script to fetch emails from boards.

I retract my earlier statement.

Some background: I was really hoping that scripts/get_maintainers.pl
patch, which adds fetching emails from files (e.g. DTS), will be picked
up, but it has been few years, few resends and there is no conclusion. I
don't think it will be ever merged, thus this email.

Since C files do not have in-file "maintainer" entry and particular
drivers have MAINTAINERS-file entries, then why DTS should be different?

I'll take the patch after merge window.

+Cc few other folks,

I understand that with lei/lore filters one can easily track patches
sent for particular boards or SoCs, but being listed in MAINTAINERS have
a bit bigger meaning. Therefore if any of you consider / want to add
themself to MAINTAINERS for particular DTS, then go ahead. By DTS I
mean: particular boards (e.g. Galaxy Tab 3 family) or particular SoC
(e.g. Exynos850 like here).

Best regards,
Krzysztof