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

[Sam Protsenko]

On Fri, Jul 26, 2024 at 10:17 AM Krzysztof Kozlowski
<krzysztof.kozlowski@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> 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.
>

Thank you, Krzysztof! I'll happily look after this platform. Please
let me know if you want me to rebase/resend this patch.

> +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
>