Re: [PATCH v7 0/2] rust: leds: add led classdev abstractions

[Miguel Ojeda]

On Sat, Nov 8, 2025 at 3:49 PM Markus Probst <markus.probst@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Could you please clarify if there would be other responsibilities to it
> than code reviews and adapting the code to breaking changes from the
> LED Subsystem (I assume I will be notified in that event).

It depends on the case, e.g. if the LED maintainers prefer that you
manage your own tree and send PRs to them.

But, generally speaking, a kernel maintainer takes care of a few more
things, e.g. triaging bugs, fixing issues, tracking patches, deciding
which releases a patch should go into (backporting), etc. Some details
at:

    https://docs.kernel.org/maintainer/feature-and-driver-maintainers.html#responsibilities

This is not meant to discourage you, of course -- being a kernel
maintainer is a fairly unique experience. Now, how much it is wildly
varies depending on what code it is, e.g. how many changes go through
the C side, how many users/callers you have etc.

I hope that helps!

Cheers,
Miguel