Re: [PATCH] Do not use cpu_to_node() to find an offlined cpu's node.

From: Peter Zijlstra
Date: Wed Oct 10 2012 - 06:07:33 EST


On Wed, 2012-10-10 at 18:10 +0800, Wen Congyang wrote:
> I use ./scripts/get_maintainer.pl, and it doesn't tell me that I should cc
> you when I post that patch.

That script doesn't look at all usage sites of the code you modify does
it?

You need to audit the entire tree for usage of the interfaces you change
and email all relevant people for whoem you're planning to break stuff
-- preferably with a proposed fix.

That's manual work, no script will ever do this for you.
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