Re: MAINTAINERS: F: file patterns without matches

From: Randy Dunlap
Date: Fri Jul 21 2017 - 16:28:30 EST


On 07/21/2017 12:04 PM, Joe Perches wrote:
> 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.

OK, we'll see.

--
~Randy