RE: [PATCH 5/5] MAINTAINERS: Add entry for Samsung Exynos8855 SoC

[Alim Akhtar]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, June 15, 2026 1:47 PM
> To: Alim Akhtar <alim.akhtar@xxxxxxxxxxx>; 'Linus Walleij'
> <linusw@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: peter.griffin@xxxxxxxxxx; robh@xxxxxxxxxx; conor+dt@xxxxxxxxxx; linux-
> samsung-soc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
> devicetree@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-gpio@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
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> Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/5] MAINTAINERS: Add entry for Samsung Exynos8855
> SoC
> 
> On 15/06/2026 10:12, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> > On 15/06/2026 10:04, Alim Akhtar wrote:
> >> Thanks Linus for your review
> >>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: Linus Walleij <linusw@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >>> Sent: Monday, June 15, 2026 12:51 PM
> >>> To: Alim Akhtar <alim.akhtar@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>> Cc: krzk@xxxxxxxxxx; peter.griffin@xxxxxxxxxx; robh@xxxxxxxxxx;
> >>> conor+dt@xxxxxxxxxx; linux-samsung-soc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-
> >>> kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; devicetree@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-
> >>> gpio@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; hajun.sung@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >>> Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/5] MAINTAINERS: Add entry for Samsung
> >>> Exynos8855 SoC
> >>>
> >>> Hi Alim,
> >>>
> >>> On Fri, Jun 12, 2026 at 6:11 PM Alim Akhtar
> >>> <alim.akhtar@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Add maintainers entry for the Samsung Exynos8855 SoC based
> >>>> platforms
> >>>>
> >>>> Signed-off-by: Alim Akhtar <alim.akhtar@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>> (...)
> >>>> +SAMSUNG EXYNOS8855 SoC SUPPORT
> >>>> +M:     Alim Akhtar <alim.akhtar@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>> +L:     linux-arm-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (moderated for non-
> >>> subscribers)
> >>>> +L:     linux-samsung-soc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>> +S:     Maintained
> >>>> +F:     arch/arm64/boot/dts/exynos/exynos8855*
> >>>
> >>> If you really want to single out a single platform like this (and I
> >>> don't even know if that is a good idea... how do you keep the big
> >>> picture in mind?) you should probably want to also add a wildcard
> >>> for all the
> >>> 8855 device tree files.
> >>>
> >> I am also not sure, just followed what was done historically, other
> >> Exynos8855 file will get added once they are posted for review, e.g. clock
> driver.
> >> Let me discuss with Krzk during OSS (Mumbai) and see how do we handle
> this or any other better ways.
> >>
> >
> > You are Alim already reviewer for entire Samsung, so not sure if this
> > is beneficial but I also do not mind.
> >
> > For Exynos850 and Google GS101, these were added because folks wanted
> > to be involved in these specific bits. In the past I was voting for
> > per-DTS file maintainer entry and rejecting per-board maintainer
> > entries. There
> 
> Lemme clarify: "voting for in-DTS file maintainer entry", so like we have for
> DT bindings, which lists maintainers.
> 
Sounds interesting to me, lets see what community thinks about this.