Re: [Qemu-devel] qdev & hw/core owner? (was Re: [PATCH v19 7/9] machine: add properties to compat_props incrementaly)

[Eduardo Habkost <ehabkost@redhat.com>]

On Fri, Feb 12, 2016 at 11:17:14AM +0200, Marcel Apfelbaum wrote:
> On 02/11/2016 09:41 PM, Eduardo Habkost wrote:
> >On Fri, Feb 05, 2016 at 09:51:07AM +0200, Marcel Apfelbaum wrote:
> >>On 02/05/2016 09:49 AM, Markus Armbruster wrote:
> >>>"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com> writes:
> >>>
> >>>>On Thu, Feb 04, 2016 at 12:55:22PM +0100, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>On 04/02/2016 12:41, Andreas Färber wrote:
> >>>>>>You're talking about machine, right? Some time ago I had proposed Marcel
> >>>>>>who initially worked on it, but I'm fine with anyone taking it.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Yes.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>For some (but not all) core qdev parts related to the (stalled) QOM
> >>>>>>migration I've been taking care of via qom-next. Last time this came up
> >>>>>>you didn't want anyone to be M: for qdev, so maybe we can use R: so that
> >>>>>>at least people automatically get CC'ed and we avoid this recurring
> >>>>>>discussion?
> >>>>>
> >>>>>I might have changed my mind on that.  You definitely should be M: for qdev.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Paolo
> >>>>
> >>>>If Andreas wants to, that's also fine. Several maintainers are
> >>>>better than one.
> >>>
> >>>*If* the maintainers are all willing and able to work together.
> >>>
> >>
> >>No problem here from my point of view :)
> >
> >No problem to me, too. :)
> >
> >I am going to be away from work for 15 days starting on Tuesday
> >Feb 16th. So if Marcel wants to start queueing patches already,
> >please be my guest. I will be able to help on that after I'm
> >back.
> >
> 
> Hi,
> 
> If there are only a few patches on the mailing list, they can wait.
> If the number will grow I'll send a pull request.
> 
> So the MAINTAINER file should look like this, right?
> 
> Regarding qdev, Andreas, I also think you are the most qualified
> to take it, will you?
> 
> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> index 2d6ee17..a86491a 100644
> --- a/MAINTAINERS
> +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> @@ -1200,6 +1200,13 @@ F: docs/*qmp-*
>  F: scripts/qmp/
>  T: git git://repo.or.cz/qemu/armbru.git qapi-next
> 
> +Machine

I believe it would be clearer if described as "Machine core", or
"Common machine code".

> +M: Eduardo Habkost <ehabkost@redhat.com>
> +M: Marcel Apfelbaum <marcel@redhat.com>
> +S: Supported
> +F: hw/core/machine.c
> +F: include/hw/boards.h
> +
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> Marcel

Thanks!

-- 
Eduardo