Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: add reverse mapping section

From: Liam R. Howlett
Date: Thu Apr 17 2025 - 13:15:42 EST


* Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@xxxxxxxxxx> [250417 04:50]:
> Separate out the reverse mapping part of memory management and assign
> appropriate maintainers and reviewers.
>
> David has long been invovled in work with the reverse mapping and continues
> to do so, so is well suited to maintain this area of the kernel.
>
> I have a lot of experience working with the anonymous reverse mapping and
> continue to work in this area, and also have good knowledge of the walking
> code and code related to VMAs.
>
> This helps people identify who to ask for help, and also additionally makes
> life easier in review.
>
> Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@xxxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Liam R. Howlett <Liam.Howlett@xxxxxxxxxx>

> ---
> MAINTAINERS | 13 ++++++++++++-
> 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> index 8d834514a047..4f6d09c3fd9d 100644
> --- a/MAINTAINERS
> +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> @@ -15499,7 +15499,6 @@ F: include/linux/mm_*.h
> F: include/linux/mmzone.h
> F: include/linux/mmu_notifier.h
> F: include/linux/pagewalk.h
> -F: include/linux/rmap.h
> F: include/trace/events/ksm.h
> F: mm/
> F: tools/mm/
> @@ -15539,6 +15538,18 @@ F: mm/page_alloc.c
> F: include/linux/gfp.h
> F: include/linux/compaction.h
>
> +MEMORY MANAGEMENT - RMAP (REVERSE MAPPING)
> +M: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> +M: David Hildenbrand <david@xxxxxxxxxx>
> +M: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@xxxxxxxxxx>
> +R: Liam R. Howlett <Liam.Howlett@xxxxxxxxxx>
> +R: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@xxxxxxx>
> +R: Harry Yoo <harry.yoo@xxxxxxxxxx>
> +L: linux-mm@xxxxxxxxx
> +S: Maintained
> +F: include/linux/rmap.h
> +F: mm/rmap.c
> +
> MEMORY MANAGEMENT - SECRETMEM
> M: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> M: Mike Rapoport <rppt@xxxxxxxxxx>
> --
> 2.49.0