Re: MAINTAINERS: F: file patterns without matches

From: Joe Perches
Date: Fri Jul 21 2017 - 15:04:43 EST


On Fri, 2017-07-21 at 10:10 -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> On 07/21/2017 10:02 AM, Joe Perches wrote:
> > There are a number of file patterns in MAINTAINERS that
> > don't have an actual matching file in the kernel tree.
> >
> > Some of those are due to renames, some are typos, some
> > are added without a matching file being added at the
> > same time.
> >
> > There's a pending, might be applied patch to reorder
> > all the sections alphabetically.
> >
> > Trying to do any corrections to MAINTAINERS today would
> > make that patch and any other renaming not apply properly
> > so I'm not touching MAINTAINERS much until it's settled.
>
> I don't think that Linus is interested in applying it. :(

I think he would apply it if it applied without
merge issues.