Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: Add Tom Rix as fpga maintainer

From: Greg KH
Date: Wed Sep 15 2021 - 04:09:14 EST


[note, you got the maintainer's email address wrong on your cc: line
I fixed it up...]

On Tue, Sep 14, 2021 at 11:23:33AM -0700, trix@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> From: Tom Rix <trix@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> I am the maintainer of the fpga/ subsystem for both the kernel and
> userspace for Red Hat. I have been an active reviewer and contributor
> on for public fpga/ subsystem for the last year. I would like to
> help out more.
>
> Since I am paid to do this work, change the status to Supported.
>
> Signed-off-by: Tom Rix <trix@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> MAINTAINERS | 4 ++--
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> index 04fa4edf100b83..0443d7ab826659 100644
> --- a/MAINTAINERS
> +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> @@ -7353,9 +7353,9 @@ F: include/uapi/linux/fpga-dfl.h
>
> FPGA MANAGER FRAMEWORK
> M: Moritz Fischer <mdf@xxxxxxxxxx>
> -R: Tom Rix <trix@xxxxxxxxxx>
> +M: Tom Rix <trix@xxxxxxxxxx>
> L: linux-fpga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> -S: Maintained
> +S: Supported
> W: http://www.rocketboards.org
> Q: http://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-fpga/list/
> T: git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mdf/linux-fpga.git
> --
> 2.26.3
>

Traditionally existing maintainers are the ones that add new
maintainers, it's not something that you just submit a patch for hoping
it will be accepted.

What has changed since the last time you asked to do this?

thanks,

greg k-h