Messages in this thread | | | From | Arnd Bergmann <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 1/2] misc: remove CONFIG_MISC_DEVICES | Date | Mon, 19 Sep 2011 10:47:50 +0200 |
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On Sunday 18 September 2011 11:45:16 Randy Dunlap wrote: > >> We have fallbacks to Andrew and/or GregKH currently, but GregKH is not > >> consistent or timely with applying drivers/misc/ patches. It deserves better. > >> [added him to Cc: list] > > > > I do try to handle patches sent to me for misc/ in time for the > > different merge windows as that directory contains drivers that have > > moved out of the staging/ directory. > > > > But yes, I'm not the overall drivers/misc/ maintainer, do we really need > > one? If so, I can easily start maintaining a development tree for it to > > keep it separate for the different driver authors to send me stuff and > > start tracking it more "for real" if Arnd doesn't want to do it. > > We need for the patches to be applied in a timely manner. > Sometimes when there is no real maintainer, that does not happen.
I think the other equally import aspect of maintainership that drivers/misc (and drivers/char) needs is someone who says no to stuff that doesn't belong there and helps submitters to find a proper place where appropriate and to come up with a proper user interface abstraction.
I'm definitely willing to do that part.
Greg, how about we both formally take ownership of driver/{misc,char} and you track the patches while I do the bulk of the reviews? You are definitely better than me with the patch tracking workflow.
Arnd
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