Re: [PATCH 1/3] MAINTAINERS: Remove asterisk from EFI directory names

From: Xose Vazquez Perez
Date: Fri May 13 2016 - 12:15:59 EST


On 05/13/2016 05:23 PM, Joe Perches wrote:

> The meaning of * is all the files in a particular
> directory but not any subdirectories.

Then "*" is only relevant for these entries:
drivers/char/*
drivers/misc/*
drivers/net/wireless/ath/*
fs/*

drivers/cpuidle/* <---- This is a bug, it should be drivers/cpuidle

All the others only have files inside, and "*"
is redundant.