From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751430AbWGXHIz (ORCPT ); Mon, 24 Jul 2006 03:08:55 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751431AbWGXHIz (ORCPT ); Mon, 24 Jul 2006 03:08:55 -0400 Received: from xenotime.net ([66.160.160.81]:41175 "HELO xenotime.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1751430AbWGXHIz (ORCPT ); Mon, 24 Jul 2006 03:08:55 -0400 Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 00:11:28 -0700 From: "Randy.Dunlap" To: Steven Rostedt Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, akpm@osdl.org, clameter@sgi.com, linux-mm@kvack.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add maintainer for memory management Message-Id: <20060724001128.6d513d20.rdunlap@xenotime.net> In-Reply-To: <1153713707.4002.43.camel@localhost.localdomain> References: <1153713707.4002.43.camel@localhost.localdomain> Organization: YPO4 X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 2.2.6 (GTK+ 2.8.3; x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Mon, 24 Jul 2006 00:01:47 -0400 Steven Rostedt wrote: > I recently realized that there's no listing of a memory management > maintainer in the MAINTAINERS file. And didn't know about > linux-mm@kvack.org before Ingo enlightened me. So I've decided to add > one. Since Christoph is the first person to come in my mind as the > proper maintainer, (and I haven't asked him if he wants this title :) > I'll let him either add others to the list, or replace his name > altogether. > > (I also used the email that he had in slab.c) > > Note: If someone else is more likely the person than Christoph, don't be > offended that I didn't choose you. It's just that Christoph has > responded the most whenever I mention anything about memory. So I chose > that as my criteria, than looking at who submits the most memory > patches. > > -- Steve > > Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt > > Index: linux-2.6.18-rc2/MAINTAINERS > =================================================================== > --- linux-2.6.18-rc2.orig/MAINTAINERS 2006-07-23 23:32:13.000000000 -0400 > +++ linux-2.6.18-rc2/MAINTAINERS 2006-07-23 23:34:10.000000000 -0400 > @@ -1884,6 +1884,12 @@ S: linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org > W: http://megaraid.lsilogic.com > S: Maintained > > +MEMORY MANAGEMENT > +P: Christoph Lameter > +M: christoph@lameter.com > +L: linux-mm@kvack.org > +S: Maintained > + Christoph L. is very NUMA & big-iron focused. He also breaks things (at least builds if not working code) a bit too often IMO. Andrew, Nick, Peter Zijlstra, Pekka, Manfred, Hugh Dickins are all a better choice IMO. However, if Andrew & Linus want to merge that one... --- ~Randy