[PATCH net-next] MAINTAINERS: separate VIRTIO NET DRIVERS and add netdev

From: Jon Kohler
Date: Tue Nov 25 2025 - 15:22:39 EST


Changes to virtio network stack should be cc'd to netdev DL, separate
it into its own group to add netdev in addition to virtualization DL.

Signed-off-by: Jon Kohler <jon@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
MAINTAINERS | 27 ++++++++++++++++++++-------
1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index e9a8d945632b..50cef0e5c7c8 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -27139,29 +27139,23 @@ S: Maintained
F: drivers/char/virtio_console.c
F: include/uapi/linux/virtio_console.h

-VIRTIO CORE AND NET DRIVERS
+VIRTIO CORE
M: "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@xxxxxxxxxx>
M: Jason Wang <jasowang@xxxxxxxxxx>
R: Xuan Zhuo <xuanzhuo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
R: Eugenio Pérez <eperezma@xxxxxxxxxx>
L: virtualization@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
S: Maintained
-F: Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-vdpa
-F: Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-vduse
F: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/virtio/
F: Documentation/driver-api/virtio/
F: drivers/block/virtio_blk.c
F: drivers/crypto/virtio/
-F: drivers/net/virtio_net.c
-F: drivers/vdpa/
F: drivers/virtio/
-F: include/linux/vdpa.h
F: include/linux/virtio*.h
F: include/linux/vringh.h
F: include/uapi/linux/virtio_*.h
F: net/vmw_vsock/virtio*
F: tools/virtio/
-F: tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/virtio_net/

VIRTIO CRYPTO DRIVER
M: Gonglei <arei.gonglei@xxxxxxxxxx>
@@ -27273,6 +27267,25 @@ W: https://virtio-mem.gitlab.io/
F: drivers/virtio/virtio_mem.c
F: include/uapi/linux/virtio_mem.h

+VIRTIO NET DRIVERS
+M: "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@xxxxxxxxxx>
+M: Jason Wang <jasowang@xxxxxxxxxx>
+R: Xuan Zhuo <xuanzhuo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
+R: Eugenio Pérez <eperezma@xxxxxxxxxx>
+L: netdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
+L: virtualization@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
+S: Maintained
+F: Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-vdpa
+F: Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-vduse
+F: drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+F: drivers/vdpa/
+F: include/linux/vdpa.h
+F: include/linux/virtio_net.h
+F: include/uapi/linux/vdpa.h
+F: include/uapi/linux/vduse.h
+F: include/uapi/linux/virtio_net.h
+F: tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/virtio_net/
+
VIRTIO PMEM DRIVER
M: Pankaj Gupta <pankaj.gupta.linux@xxxxxxxxx>
L: virtualization@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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