Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 08 Jun 2017 14:09:04 -0400 (EDT) | Subject | Re: New vger mailing list request - linux-firmware | From | David Miller <> |
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From: "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@kernel.org> Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2017 18:19:42 +0200
> On Thu, Jun 08, 2017 at 02:53:22PM +0300, Kalle Valo wrote: >> "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@kernel.org> writes: >> >> > Dear vger postmaster, >> > >> > I think its time for a linux-firmware mailing list. If one is possible >> > on vger that'd be great, otherwise let me know and I can look for an >> > alternative outlet. >> > >> > I've been giving linux-firmware some good love as of late. One of the >> > issues I have seen with old commits had been lack of eyeball reviews, >> > and and also ensuring the "right people" do review and get CC'd. While >> > I do tend to CC everyone and their mom, its easy for me to know who >> > should be as I'm maintaining the code now -- but I see some folks fail >> > to capture everyone I know should be reviewing things or might like to >> > get Cc'd on such topics. Tools like checkpatch help but its not >> > perfect and now everyone use it. Instead of CC'ing everyone I know >> > should be Cc'd on linux-firmware stuff I think its time for a proper >> > mailing list for it. >> > >> > This should also help with reviewing old patches and letting new folks >> > engage more easily by looking at specific dedicate archive of what's >> > going on. >> >> There's already linux-firmware@kernel.org (an alias I think, not sure) > > Ah, yes thanks. > >> for submitting patches to linux-firmware.git. I think it will be >> confusing if we will have two separate linux-firmware destinations under >> kernel.org domain: >> >> linux-firmware@kernel.org >> linux-firmware@vger.kernel.org >> >> Maybe rename the new list to linux-fw-dev@vger.kernel.org or something >> like that to make it more obvious which one is which? > > Yeah good call. That's fine by me, but I'll leave it to postmaster to > also decide.
One list is enough, I think.
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