From: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com>
To: Maximilian Luz <luzmaximilian@gmail.com>,
platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org
Cc: "Andy Shevchenko" <andy.shevchenko@gmail.com>,
"Darren Hart" <dvhart@infradead.org>,
"Mark Gross" <mgross@linux.intel.com>,
"Mika Westerberg" <mika.westerberg@linux.intel.com>,
"Gayatri Kammela" <gayatri.kammela@intel.com>,
"Enric Balletbo i Serra" <enric.balletbo@collabora.com>,
"Blaž Hrastnik" <blaz@mxxn.io>,
"Stephen Just" <stephenjust@gmail.com>,
"Dan Carpenter" <dan.carpenter@oracle.com>,
"Benjamin Tissoires" <benjamin.tissoires@redhat.com>,
"Chen Yu" <yu.c.chen@intel.com>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/5] platform/surface: Create a platform subdirectory for Microsoft Surface devices
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2020 16:20:02 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4b77d470-0a73-ae3d-1364-7f6e9a01885c@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <deb1c682-5843-61b1-173b-a70ef51e85f2@gmail.com>
Hi,
On 10/8/20 2:32 PM, Maximilian Luz wrote:
> On 10/8/20 1:44 PM, Hans de Goede wrote:
>> Hi Maximilian,
>>
>> On 10/5/20 6:03 PM, Maximilian Luz wrote:
>>> As has come up in the discussion around
>>>
>>> [RFC PATCH] Add support for Microsoft Surface System Aggregator Module
>>>
>>> it may make sense to add a Microsoft Surface specific platform
>>> subdirectory. Andy has suggested drivers/platform/surface for that.
>>> This series follows said suggestion and creates that subdirectory, as
>>> well as moves Microsoft Surface related drivers over to it and updates
>>> their MAINTAINERS entries (if available) accordingly.
>>>
>>> This series does not modify any existing driver code, symbols, or help
>>> text.
>>
>> In case you do not know I'm taking over from any as
>> drivers/platform/x86 maintainer.
>>
>> I'm fine with the concept of this series, but who is going to maintain
>> this new drivers/platform/surface directory ?
>>
>> Ah I see that the first patch answers that question and the plan
>> is to keep this part of the pdx86 maintainership.
>>
>> I would prefer for the new dir to have its own
>> MAINTAINERS entry if I'm honest, I would like to try and
>> split maintainership for the surface stuff as follows:
>>
>> 1. Who will review (and add their Reviewed-by or ask for improvements
>> or nack) patches to files in this dir?
>>
>> 2. Who will gather approved patches apply them to a for-next branch
>> and send them out to Linus during the merge Window?
>>
>> I can pick up 2. but I could really use some help with 1. So I
>> was thinking having a separate MAINTAINERS entry for the new
>> dir with you (Maximilian) (and me and Mark Gross) listed as
>> MAINTAINERS; and then I'm hoping that you can do the review
>> of surface related patches. At least those which you have not
>> written yourself.
>>
>> How does that sound ?
>
> Sounds good, I'd be happy to help review and approve any Surface related
> patches. However, I think it would be beneficial if you and Mark still
> have a final look (and say) over the ones I've reviewed and accepted (if
> that's not already a given). I feel like I may lack a bit of experience
> for this job and might miss some things.
Since Mark or I will be merging the patches we will indeed still take
a look at them, but it helps if someone else has already done a review
first.
> I'll add the MAINTAINERS entry and send a v3 later today, if that's OK.
That sounds good, thanks.
Regards,
Hans
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2020-10-08 14:20 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-10-05 16:03 [PATCH v2 0/5] platform/surface: Create a platform subdirectory for Microsoft Surface devices Maximilian Luz
2020-10-05 16:03 ` [PATCH v2 1/5] platform: Add Surface platform directory Maximilian Luz
2020-10-05 16:03 ` [PATCH v2 2/5] platform/surface: Move Surface 3 WMI driver to platform/surface Maximilian Luz
2020-10-05 16:03 ` [PATCH v2 3/5] platform/surface: Move Surface 3 Button " Maximilian Luz
2020-10-05 16:03 ` [PATCH v2 4/5] platform/surface: Move Surface 3 Power OpRegion " Maximilian Luz
2020-10-05 16:03 ` [PATCH v2 5/5] platform/surface: Move Surface Pro 3 Button " Maximilian Luz
2020-10-08 11:44 ` [PATCH v2 0/5] platform/surface: Create a platform subdirectory for Microsoft Surface devices Hans de Goede
2020-10-08 12:32 ` Maximilian Luz
2020-10-08 13:38 ` Hans de Goede
2020-10-08 14:05 ` Maximilian Luz
2020-10-08 14:20 ` Hans de Goede [this message]
2020-10-08 13:52 ` Andy Shevchenko
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