On Sun, Jul 18, 2021 at 06:41:45AM +0200, Lukas Bulwahn wrote:

First, download the kernel git repository and compile the kernel with
the x86-defconfig build configuration.

I successfully cloned the Linus's Kernel repository and compiled and
installed the kernel on a virtual machine.
$ uname -a
Linux uver-laptop-vm 5.14.0-rc2-mining-maintainers-mentorship #1 SMP Tue Jul 20 14:46:26 IST 2021 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

There is a file called MAINTAINERS in the root directory of the git
repository. Read the introduction at the beginning of the MAINTAINERS
file and understand the content in the file and its organisation.

Explain in your words: What is stored in the MAINTAINERS file?

The MAINTAINERS file consists of 3 parts:

1) First section consists of tips that one should follow for submitting
the patches.

2) Second section consists of the description of the abbreviations used
in the file.

3) Third section contains the details about the subsystems like the
names of the maintainers, reviewers, mailing list etc of the subsystems.

Now, search for specific MAINTAINER entries; Please answer: Who are
the maintainers and reviewers of the following sections?

EDAC-SBRIDGE

Maintainer: Tony Luck [off-list ref]
Reviewer: Qiuxu Zhuo [off-list ref]

EROFS FILE SYSTEM

Maintainers: Gao Xiang [off-list ref], Chao Yu [off-list ref]
Reviewer: NA

INTERRUPT COUNTER DRIVER

Maintainer: Oleksij Rempel [off-list ref]
Reviewer: Pengutronix Kernel Team [off-list ref]

MARVELL MV643XX ETHERNET DRIVER

Maintainer: Sebastian Hesselbarth [off-list ref]
Reviewer: NA
Although the maintainer seems to not be active.

MSI LAPTOP SUPPORT

Maintainer: "Lee, Chun-Yi" [off-list ref]
Reviewer: NA

PCI DRIVER FOR ALTERA PCIE IP

Maintainer: Joyce Ooi [off-list ref]
Reviewer: NA

SECO BOARDS CEC DRIVER

Maintainer: Ettore Chimenti [off-list ref]
Reviewer: NA

SOEKRIS NET48XX LED SUPPORT

Maintainer: Chris Boot [off-list ref]
Reviewer: NA
Although the driver seems to be old and outdated. Also the maintainer
isn't active.

TOPSTAR LAPTOP EXTRAS DRIVER

Maintainer: Herton Ronaldo Krzesinski [off-list ref]
Reviewer: NA
Although the driver seems to be old and the maintainer isn't active.

TTY LAYER

Maintainers: Greg Kroah-Hartman [off-list ref],
             Jiri Slaby [off-list ref]
Reviewer: NA

Please let us know about your answers and always send your responses
to the linux-kernel-mentees mailing list. After that first exercise,
exercises 2 and 3 will follow.

Thanks and Regards,

Utkarsh Verma
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