Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: Add networking wireless drivers section
From: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
Date: 2009-07-28 18:28:00
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kernel-janitors, linux-wireless, lkml
From: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
Date: 2009-07-28 18:28:00
Also in:
kernel-janitors, linux-wireless, lkml
On Tue, 2009-07-28 at 11:15 -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote:
On Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:06:37 -0700 Joe Perches wrote:quoted
On Tue, 2009-07-28 at 10:30 -0700, David Miller wrote:quoted
Wireless patches need to be CC:'d to linux-wireless so that John Linville can notice and pick them upSigned-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/