Re: [PATCH net v5] net: systemport: Add error pointer checks in bcm_sysport_map_queues() and bcm_sysport_unmap_queues()

From: Vladimir Oltean
Date: Mon Sep 30 2024 - 16:32:47 EST


On Mon, Sep 30, 2024 at 11:52:45PM +0545, Dipendra Khadka wrote:
> > And why is the author of the blamed patch even CCed only at v5?!
>
> Sorry to know this, I ran the script and there I did not find your name.
>
> ./scripts/get_maintainer.pl drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcmsysport.c
> Florian Fainelli <florian.fainelli@xxxxxxxxxxxx> (supporter:BROADCOM SYSTEMPORT ETHERNET DRIVER)
> Broadcom internal kernel review list <bcm-kernel-feedback-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx> (reviewer:BROADCOM SYSTEMPORT ETHERNET DRIVER)
> "David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> (maintainer:NETWORKING DRIVERS)
> Eric Dumazet <edumazet@xxxxxxxxxx> (maintainer:NETWORKING DRIVERS)
> Jakub Kicinski <kuba@xxxxxxxxxx> (maintainer:NETWORKING DRIVERS)
> Paolo Abeni <pabeni@xxxxxxxxxx> (maintainer:NETWORKING DRIVERS)
> netdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (open list:BROADCOM SYSTEMPORT ETHERNET DRIVER)
> linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (open list)

It's in the question you ask. Am I a maintainer of bcmsysport? No, and
I haven't made significant contributions on it either. But if you run
get_maintainer.pl on the _patch_ file that you will run through git
send-email, my name will be listed (the "--fixes" option defaults to 1).

The netdev CI also runs get_maintainers.pl on the actual patch, and that
triggers one of its red flags: "1 blamed authors not CCed: vladimir.oltean@xxxxxxx"
https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/netdevbpf/patch/20240926160513.7252-1-kdipendra88@xxxxxxxxx/