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=-5.7 required=3.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,MENTIONS_GIT_HOSTING,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS,URIBL_BLOCKED autolearn=ham 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 867B5C3A589 for ; Tue, 20 Aug 2019 14:09:58 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1A685214DA for ; Tue, 20 Aug 2019 14:09:58 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1730253AbfHTOJ5 (ORCPT ); Tue, 20 Aug 2019 10:09:57 -0400 Received: from smtprelay0055.hostedemail.com ([216.40.44.55]:49221 "EHLO smtprelay.hostedemail.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1729155AbfHTOJ4 (ORCPT ); Tue, 20 Aug 2019 10:09:56 -0400 Received: from filter.hostedemail.com (clb03-v110.bra.tucows.net [216.40.38.60]) by smtprelay01.hostedemail.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2429C100E86C6; Tue, 20 Aug 2019 14:09:55 +0000 (UTC) X-Session-Marker: 6A6F6540706572636865732E636F6D X-HE-Tag: juice52_1c3ac93d74b63 X-Filterd-Recvd-Size: 3840 Received: from XPS-9350.home (cpe-23-242-196-136.socal.res.rr.com [23.242.196.136]) (Authenticated sender: joe@perches.com) by omf08.hostedemail.com (Postfix) with ESMTPA; Tue, 20 Aug 2019 14:09:53 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: Subject: Re: Status of Subsystems From: Joe Perches To: Sebastian Duda , Pali =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Roh=E1r?= Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, lukas.bulwahn@gmail.com, Dmitry Torokhov Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2019 07:09:52 -0700 In-Reply-To: <3cf18665-7669-a33c-a718-e0917fa6d1b9@fau.de> References: <2529f953-305f-414b-5969-d03bf20892c4@fau.de> <20190820131422.2navbg22etf7krxn@pali> <3cf18665-7669-a33c-a718-e0917fa6d1b9@fau.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" User-Agent: Evolution 3.32.1-2 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Tue, 2019-08-20 at 15:56 +0200, 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`? Not really, no. It's inherited from MAINTAINERS-INPUT (KEYBOARD, MOUSE, JOYSTICK, TOUCHSCREEN) DRIVERS MAINTAINERS-M: Dmitry Torokhov MAINTAINERS-L: linux-input@vger.kernel.org MAINTAINERS-Q: http://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-input/list/ MAINTAINERS-T: git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/dtor/input.git MAINTAINERS-S: Maintained MAINTAINERS:F: drivers/input/ MAINTAINERS-F: include/linux/input.h MAINTAINERS-F: include/uapi/linux/input.h MAINTAINERS-F: include/uapi/linux/input-event-codes.h MAINTAINERS-F: include/linux/input/ MAINTAINERS-F: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/input/ MAINTAINERS-F: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/serio/ MAINTAINERS-F: Documentation/input/ You could see this via $ ./scripts/get_maintainer.pl -f --sections drivers/input/mouse/alps.c ALPS PS/2 TOUCHPAD DRIVER R: Pali Rohár F: drivers/input/mouse/alps.* INPUT (KEYBOARD, MOUSE, JOYSTICK, TOUCHSCREEN) DRIVERS M: Dmitry Torokhov L: linux-input@vger.kernel.org Q: http://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-input/list/ T: git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/dtor/input.git S: Maintained F: drivers/input/ F: include/linux/input.h F: include/uapi/linux/input.h F: include/uapi/linux/input-event-codes.h F: include/linux/input/ F: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/input/ F: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/serio/ F: Documentation/input/ THE REST M: Linus Torvalds L: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Q: http://patchwork.kernel.org/project/LKML/list/ T: git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git S: Buried alive in reporters F: * F: */