Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: Add separate section for USB NETWORKINGDRIVERS

From: Joe Perches
Date: Thu Aug 01 2013 - 04:10:19 EST


On Thu, 2013-08-01 at 15:56 +0800, Greg KH wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 01, 2013 at 12:48:48AM -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> > There are several drivers in drivers/net/usb/ that
> > do not have specific MAINTAINERS that should have
> > emails forwarded to the linux-usb mailing list.

> > diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
[]
> > +USB NETWORKING DRIVERS
> > +L: linux-usb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > +S: Odd Fixes
> > +F: drivers/net/usb/
>
> But netdev is the one that applies these patches, not linux-usb, so this
> isn't correct either.
>
> sorry,

Lots of "maintainers" don't apply patches.

This is simply a means to forward patches to
relevant lists that may have reviewers that care
about changes to certain files.

You suggested that linux-usb should get copies
of these patches.

These files are not marked as "Maintained", just
"Odd fixes". I suppose these could be marked
"Orphan" instead.

You have a suggestion otherwise?

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