Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 10 Oct 2022 12:31:00 +0300 | Subject | Re: [RFC PATCH v2 5/5] MAINTAINERS: Add KX022A maintainer entry | From | Matti Vaittinen <> |
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On 10/9/22 15:38, Jonathan Cameron wrote: > On Thu, 6 Oct 2022 17:38:34 +0300 > Matti Vaittinen <mazziesaccount@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Add maintainer entry for ROHM/Kionix KX022A accelerometer senor driver. >> >> Signed-off-by: Matti Vaittinen <mazziesaccount@gmail.com> >> >> --- >> I can also add myself as a maintainer instead of a reviewer if it better >> suits iio maintainer. I however don't plan setting up my own public >> repository and hope the further patches will be merged via IIO tree. >> >> So, as Geert once explained to me - In that case the difference between >> me as a maintainer vs. a reviewer would be only really relevant to the >> subsystem (in this case IIO) maintainer. The subsystem maintainer who >> merges patches is allowed to take in changes acked by downstream >> maintainer w/o obligation to do thorough review. (Downstream maintainer is >> to be blamed if things explode :]). If ack is given by a reviewer, then >> the subsystem maintainer has the full responsibility and should always >> do the review. Or - this is how I remember our discussion went - feel >> free to correct me if I am wrong :] In any case - please let me know if >> you'd rather see M: not R: in front of my name for the kx022a. > > > Entirely up to you. I tend to take a look at all IIO patches but will > take a less detailed look if there is a tag from someone I've built > up trust with - doesn't matter if they are a maintainer of a particular > driver or not. I only ever look at MAINTAINERS when sending out patches, > never when reviewing except to perhaps moan that someone wasn't cc'd > who should have been!
In that case I'll keep the R as I have done with the other corners I've touched.
Yours -- Matti
-- Matti Vaittinen Linux kernel developer at ROHM Semiconductors Oulu Finland
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