Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: update kexec/kdump maintainers entries
From: Pasha Tatashin
Date: Fri Apr 17 2026 - 17:58:04 EST
CC: kexec mailing list.
On Mon, Apr 13, 2026 at 8:11 AM Pasha Tatashin
<pasha.tatashin@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Update KEXEC and KDUMP maintainer entries by adding the live
> update group maintainers. Remove Vivek Goyal due to inactivity
> to keep the MAINTAINERS file up-to-date, and add Vivek to the
> CREDITS file to recognize their contributions.
>
> Signed-off-by: Pasha Tatashin <pasha.tatashin@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> CREDITS | 4 ++++
> MAINTAINERS | 7 ++++++-
> 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/CREDITS b/CREDITS
> index 9091bac3d2da..035f70bae0cc 100644
> --- a/CREDITS
> +++ b/CREDITS
> @@ -1456,6 +1456,10 @@ N: Andy Gospodarek
> E: andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> D: Maintenance and contributions to the network interface bonding driver.
>
> +N: Vivek Goyal
> +E: vgoyal@xxxxxxxxxx
> +D: KDUMP, KEXEC, and VIRTIO FILE SYSTEM
> +
> N: Wolfgang Grandegger
> E: wg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> D: Controller Area Network (device drivers)
> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> index d238590a31f2..e5b4db2d8f88 100644
> --- a/MAINTAINERS
> +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> @@ -13796,7 +13796,9 @@ F: scripts/Makefile.kcsan
> KDUMP
> M: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> M: Baoquan He <bhe@xxxxxxxxxx>
> -R: Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@xxxxxxxxxx>
> +M: Mike Rapoport <rppt@xxxxxxxxxx>
> +M: Pasha Tatashin <pasha.tatashin@xxxxxxxxxx>
> +M: Pratyush Yadav <pratyush@xxxxxxxxxx>
> R: Dave Young <dyoung@xxxxxxxxxx>
> L: kexec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> S: Maintained
> @@ -14112,6 +14114,9 @@ F: include/linux/kernfs.h
> KEXEC
> M: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> M: Baoquan He <bhe@xxxxxxxxxx>
> +M: Mike Rapoport <rppt@xxxxxxxxxx>
> +M: Pasha Tatashin <pasha.tatashin@xxxxxxxxxx>
> +M: Pratyush Yadav <pratyush@xxxxxxxxxx>
> L: kexec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> W: http://kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/kexec/
> F: include/linux/kexec.h
> --
> 2.43.0
>