From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.1 required=3.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM,FROM_EXCESS_BASE64, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS, USER_AGENT_SANE_1 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AD02DC3A589 for ; Tue, 20 Aug 2019 14:05:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7BD1422DA9 for ; Tue, 20 Aug 2019 14:05:16 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=gmail.com header.i=@gmail.com header.b="JfU99bcW" Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1730088AbfHTOFP (ORCPT ); Tue, 20 Aug 2019 10:05:15 -0400 Received: from mail-wm1-f67.google.com ([209.85.128.67]:36499 "EHLO mail-wm1-f67.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1728248AbfHTOFP (ORCPT ); Tue, 20 Aug 2019 10:05:15 -0400 Received: by mail-wm1-f67.google.com with SMTP id g67so2781811wme.1 for ; Tue, 20 Aug 2019 07:05:13 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:references:mime-version :content-disposition:content-transfer-encoding:in-reply-to :user-agent; bh=jReI7bMAUtHifdt4nD5J2H5UTJtxX2lBKW/AsAbfjjs=; b=JfU99bcWurGHXTYjS250aRYU0WajjW2Qv2mLqo+HjFtSgNG2lsTosMfKgFNE01KIgj nYXfRjy3RmWsyvGFfNm9VzafRdp+JN6Ki1zHcg1YC461KeEa3uQguhLBRdoLcEP83XUp TgZaPx9VLK40itU5Xa6LwVq1zRgOCW04iVOB7/wnmLxVV50xPwjJ1/oVHPs8yP6Bgr47 qT+pTbHIthlg9VmWejF2ldbrrU2VpfTT56UggB2gPyo06cCJ5IxTpF5yarIIMX5mo85g nMSWgXfb6oew5GZpsXy41KDEWLK9a20QcZzQRJKlvf/dcrgpotz4zhSf29qyAQ7JL5Sh hN1g== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:references :mime-version:content-disposition:content-transfer-encoding :in-reply-to:user-agent; bh=jReI7bMAUtHifdt4nD5J2H5UTJtxX2lBKW/AsAbfjjs=; b=gjqo48iDMVRBmGFGOJCDImHA8CMurcve9nDchnaXv57zm7PoKRNyw98lpqVkjfMCqh 4qaYuWsT8vd2uOOQYWEa91fsQ2oJryoZDrZn4cbP/0VxFwgPxGpS+Vliip8GD4DNQQJ7 TDZVaWbOZ8JEyA4G3tvFF6YkxuXhrwDhqJlJUUhbygKODwJ6sw06RlGupUkZm8NqtrGP ATh6LYT4RiA8Bsk7U4xI17d3nEGrBe2XvaUMbmCP+jmXLwmP7Q92aBwy0wub/l5Dx1HE ZsQa98GKJIPD52OGBfTbaGlxjhtSJbIWu3KmbIv/vowZaSZeDXBW/Sy0HpdLuoBh81ec aG4A== X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAW3fugupB7ewmCE9HTJ6ntNeCGjz1tzZ9lcNJz0xzvQMDfyvgyv 27IMpP+ITJ7EFuaqSflSCeS9PX9vpzY= X-Google-Smtp-Source: APXvYqw4MIGsbUy36dmztnAjGscnnNmp3vIcsiy9VzU8bwHXFenud56XX0ytvrJ/At3TXy2AJeYO3A== X-Received: by 2002:a7b:cb03:: with SMTP id u3mr204520wmj.58.1566309912730; Tue, 20 Aug 2019 07:05:12 -0700 (PDT) Received: from pali ([2a02:2b88:2:1::5cc6:2f]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id a19sm58665976wra.2.2019.08.20.07.05.11 (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305 bits=256/256); Tue, 20 Aug 2019 07:05:11 -0700 (PDT) Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2019 16:05:11 +0200 From: Pali =?utf-8?B?Um9ow6Fy?= To: Sebastian Duda Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, lukas.bulwahn@gmail.com Subject: Re: Status of Subsystems Message-ID: <20190820140511.t5psk5ndnxvyuxh3@pali> References: <2529f953-305f-414b-5969-d03bf20892c4@fau.de> <20190820131422.2navbg22etf7krxn@pali> <3cf18665-7669-a33c-a718-e0917fa6d1b9@fau.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <3cf18665-7669-a33c-a718-e0917fa6d1b9@fau.de> User-Agent: NeoMutt/20170113 (1.7.2) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Tuesday 20 August 2019 15:56:24 Sebastian Duda wrote: > On 20.08.19 15:14, Pali Rohár wrote: > > On Tuesday 20 August 2019 15:05:51 Sebastian Duda wrote: > > > Hello Pali, > > > > > > in my master thesis, I'm using the association of subsystems to > > > maintainers/reviewers and its status given in the MAINTAINERS file. > > > During the research I noticed that there are several subsystems without a > > > status in the maintainers file. One of them is the subsystem `ALPS PS/2 > > > TOUCHPAD DRIVER` where you're mentioned as reviewer. > > > > > > Is it intended not to mention a status for your subsystems? > > > What is the current status of these systems? > > > > > > Kind regards > > > Sebastian Duda > > > > Hi Sebastian! ALPS PS/2 is a driver for ALPS touchpad. They can be > > found on more laptops. And ALPS PS/2 itself is not separate subsystem. > > It is just driver which is part of kernel input subsystem with mailing > > list linux-input@vger.kernel.org. > > > Hi Pali, > > so the status of the files is inherited from the subsystem `INPUT MULTITOUCH > (MT) PROTOCOL`? > > Is it the same with the subsystem `NOKIA N900 POWER SUPPLY DRIVERS` > (respectively `POWER SUPPLY CLASS/SUBSYSTEM and DRIVERS`)? > > Kind regards > Sebastian Duda Hi Sebastian, by status you mean if driver are maintained or orphaned? I think that definition of it applies from subsystem itself too. But maintainers of correspondent subsystem would tell you definite answer if they want to maintain these drivers or not. I should be there marked as reviewer and I'm reviewing patches for these drivers if I see them in my mailbox. -- Pali Rohár pali.rohar@gmail.com