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On Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:06:37 -0700 Joe Perches wrote: > On Tue, 2009-07-28 at 10:30 -0700, David Miller wrote: > > Wireless patches need to be CC:'d to linux-wireless so that > > John Linville can notice and pick them up > > Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com> > > diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS > index ebc2691..0574aad 100644 > --- a/MAINTAINERS > +++ b/MAINTAINERS > @@ -4186,6 +4186,12 @@ T: git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6.git > S: Odd Fixes > F: drivers/net/ > > +NETWORKING WIRELESS DRIVERS > +L: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org > +T: git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/linville/wireless-2.6.git > +S: Odd Fixes > +F: drivers/net/wireless/ > + Already have this: NETWORKING [WIRELESS] P: John W. Linville M: linville@tuxdriver.com L: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org T: git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/linville/wireless-2.6.git S: Maintained F: net/wireless/ F: include/net/ieee80211* F: include/linux/wireless.h --- ~Randy LPC 2009, Sept. 23-25, Portland, Oregon http://linuxplumbersconf.org/2009/ -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
On Tue, 2009-07-28 at 11:15 -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote: > On Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:06:37 -0700 Joe Perches wrote: > > On Tue, 2009-07-28 at 10:30 -0700, David Miller wrote: > > > Wireless patches need to be CC:'d to linux-wireless so that > > > John Linville can notice and pick them up > > Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com> > > diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS > > index ebc2691..0574aad 100644 > > --- a/MAINTAINERS > > +++ b/MAINTAINERS > > @@ -4186,6 +4186,12 @@ T: git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6.git > > S: Odd Fixes > > F: drivers/net/ > > > > +NETWORKING WIRELESS DRIVERS > > +L: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org > > +T: git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/linville/wireless-2.6.git > > +S: Odd Fixes > > +F: drivers/net/wireless/ > > + > > Already have this: > > NETWORKING [WIRELESS] > P: John W. Linville > M: linville@tuxdriver.com > L: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org > T: git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/linville/wireless-2.6.git > S: Maintained > F: net/wireless/ > F: include/net/ieee80211* > F: include/linux/wireless.h That section does not include drivers/net/wireless/ I believe John Linville isn't maintaining all the wireless drivers, he's acting as a gatekeeper in a similar role as DavidM for drivers/net/. The patch above means scripts/get_maintainer.pl can use the linux-wireless@vger list email address for any change in driver/net/wireless/ -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
From: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com> Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:06:37 -0700 > On Tue, 2009-07-28 at 10:30 -0700, David Miller wrote: >> Wireless patches need to be CC:'d to linux-wireless so that >> John Linville can notice and pick them up > > Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com> Why not just create a plain "WIRELESS" umbrella entry that contains all of drivers/net/wireless, net/mac80211, and net/wireless? -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
From: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com> Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:27:07 -0700 > On Tue, 2009-07-28 at 11:15 -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote: >> On Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:06:37 -0700 Joe Perches wrote: >> > On Tue, 2009-07-28 at 10:30 -0700, David Miller wrote: >> > > Wireless patches need to be CC:'d to linux-wireless so that >> > > John Linville can notice and pick them up >> > Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com> >> > diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS >> > index ebc2691..0574aad 100644 >> > --- a/MAINTAINERS >> > +++ b/MAINTAINERS >> > @@ -4186,6 +4186,12 @@ T: git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6.git >> > S: Odd Fixes >> > F: drivers/net/ >> > >> > +NETWORKING WIRELESS DRIVERS >> > +L: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org >> > +T: git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/linville/wireless-2.6.git >> > +S: Odd Fixes >> > +F: drivers/net/wireless/ >> > + >> >> Already have this: >> >> NETWORKING [WIRELESS] >> P: John W. Linville >> M: linville@tuxdriver.com >> L: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org >> T: git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/linville/wireless-2.6.git >> S: Maintained >> F: net/wireless/ >> F: include/net/ieee80211* >> F: include/linux/wireless.h > > That section does not include drivers/net/wireless/ So just add it. > I believe John Linville isn't maintaining all the > wireless drivers, he's acting as a gatekeeper in > a similar role as DavidM for drivers/net/. It still needs to hit his inbox and linux-wireless regardless. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
On Tue, 2009-07-28 at 11:33 -0700, David Miller wrote: > From: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com> > Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:06:37 -0700 > > > On Tue, 2009-07-28 at 10:30 -0700, David Miller wrote: > >> Wireless patches need to be CC:'d to linux-wireless so that > >> John Linville can notice and pick them up > > > > Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com> > > Why not just create a plain "WIRELESS" umbrella entry > that contains all of drivers/net/wireless, net/mac80211, > and net/wireless? Whatever works for John I suppose. John, do you have a preference? I was trying to avoid the "S: Maintained" label and was copying the form of this section: NETWORKING DRIVERS L: netdev@vger.kernel.org W: http://www.linuxfoundation.org/en/Net T: git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6.git S: Odd Fixes F: drivers/net/ -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
On Tue, 2009-07-28 at 11:33 -0700, David Miller wrote: > From: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com> > Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:06:37 -0700 > > > On Tue, 2009-07-28 at 10:30 -0700, David Miller wrote: > >> Wireless patches need to be CC:'d to linux-wireless so that > >> John Linville can notice and pick them up > > > > Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com> > > Why not just create a plain "WIRELESS" umbrella entry > that contains all of drivers/net/wireless, net/mac80211, > and net/wireless? I'll happily maintain net/mac80211 and net/wireless, but won't be touching all the old crappy drivers/net/wireless with a long stick. johannes
On Tue, 28 Jul 2009, Joe Perches wrote: > > Why not just create a plain "WIRELESS" umbrella entry that contains > > all of drivers/net/wireless, net/mac80211, and net/wireless? > Whatever works for John I suppose. John, do you have a preference? > I was trying to avoid the "S: Maintained" label > and was copying the form of this section: > > NETWORKING DRIVERS > L: netdev@vger.kernel.org > W: http://www.linuxfoundation.org/en/Net > T: git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6.git > S: Odd Fixes > F: drivers/net/ Just out of curiosity, why is drivers/net marked as "Odd fixes" and not "Maintained"?
From: Jiri Kosina <jkosina@suse.cz> Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:55:46 +0200 (CEST) > On Tue, 28 Jul 2009, Joe Perches wrote: > >> > Why not just create a plain "WIRELESS" umbrella entry that contains >> > all of drivers/net/wireless, net/mac80211, and net/wireless? >> Whatever works for John I suppose. John, do you have a preference? >> I was trying to avoid the "S: Maintained" label >> and was copying the form of this section: >> >> NETWORKING DRIVERS >> L: netdev@vger.kernel.org >> W: http://www.linuxfoundation.org/en/Net >> T: git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6.git >> S: Odd Fixes >> F: drivers/net/ > > Just out of curiosity, why is drivers/net marked as "Odd fixes" and not > "Maintained"? Because it depends upon the individual driver maintainers. For example, I don't think one could claim 3c515.c or other ISA ethernet drivers to be in any kind of "Maintained" state. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS index ebc2691..0574aad 100644 --- a/MAINTAINERS +++ b/MAINTAINERS @@ -4186,6 +4186,12 @@ T: git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6.git S: Odd Fixes F: drivers/net/ +NETWORKING WIRELESS DRIVERS +L: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org +T: git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/linville/wireless-2.6.git +S: Odd Fixes +F: drivers/net/wireless/ + NETXEN (1/10) GbE SUPPORT P: Dhananjay Phadke M: dhananjay@netxen.com