Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: get_maintainer.pl and MAINTAINERS file | From | Jiri Slaby <> | Date | Thu, 19 May 2016 21:53:25 +0200 |
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Cc: joe
On 05/19/2016, 02:57 PM, Kalle Valo wrote: > (Changed the subject from "Re: [PATCH v6 0/3] auxdisplay: Introduce ht16k33 driver") > > Robin van der Gracht <robin@protonic.nl> writes: > >>> And 4th, what is with the insane number of people on cc:? Use >>> get_maintainer.pl correctly please, and don't just hit everyone you >>> can possibly think of with a cc: for no good reason. >> >> I did use the get_maintainer script. I solely passed the patch set as >> command line argument. > > I think get_maintainer script should ignore MAINTAINERS file altogether. > After I did drivers/net/wireless reorganisation, and had to make > numerous changes to MAINTAINERS in the process, I have been CCed to all > sorts of patchsets to which I have nothing to do with (this one > included). I suspect get_maintainer.pl is to blame here.
Last time I even tried to fix this up, but failed due to time limitations as the code is a bit complex.
Joe, you seem to be the one who touched the script many times recently. May we ask you to fix this up?
thanks, -- js suse labs
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