Re: [PATCH] pata_sc1200: Fix crash on boot

[Jeff Garzik]

On 10/14/2009 08:12 AM, Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz wrote:
> On Wednesday 14 October 2009 14:00:46 Alan Cox wrote:
> > > This patch applies to 2.6.31 and 2.6.30 (at least).  How far back
> > > should it be ported?
> >
> > No idea. I was just getting it fixed for the maintainer while waiting for
> > something else to build.
>
> BTW do you happen to know who is the current maintainer of this driver
> (ditto for other PATA drivers)?
>
> MAINTAINERS lists only:
>
> 	SERIAL ATA (SATA) SUBSYSTEM
> 	P:      Jeff Garzik
> 	M:      jgarzik@xxxxxxxxx
> 	L:      linux-ide@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 	T:      git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jgarzik/libata-dev.git
> 	S:      Supported
> 	F:      drivers/ata/
> 	F:      include/linux/ata.h
> 	F:      include/linux/libata.h
>
> but this driver surely ain't SATA.

FWIW, I've been treating Alan as "PATA sub-maintainer", and tend to wait 
for an Alan review of a PATA driver patch before applying it [unless 
it's blindingly obvious or Bart chimes etc.].

But yes, overall, libata is certainly not SATA-only anymore, and 
MAINTAINERS should reflect that.

Maybe a patch like the attached?  (DaveM CC'd, since I modified the 
old-IDE entry as well)

	Jeff


diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 69e31aa..1a756bd 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -2581,7 +2581,7 @@ W:	http://www.developer.ibm.com/welcome/netfinity/serveraid.html
 S:	Supported
 F:	drivers/scsi/ips.*
 
-IDE SUBSYSTEM
+Old IDE SUBSYSTEM
 M:	"David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
 L:	linux-ide@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
 T:	git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/ide-2.6.git
@@ -4644,7 +4644,7 @@ S:	Maintained
 F:	drivers/misc/phantom.c
 F:	include/linux/phantom.h
 
-SERIAL ATA (SATA) SUBSYSTEM
+ATA SUBSYSTEM
 M:	Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@xxxxxxxxx>
 L:	linux-ide@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
 T:	git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jgarzik/libata-dev.git