Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: make linux-mediatek list remarks consistent

[Matthias Brugger]

On 14/09/2020 12:20, Lukas Bulwahn wrote:
> On Mon, 14 Sep 2020, Matthias Brugger wrote:
>
> > On 14/09/2020 07:31, Lukas Bulwahn wrote:
> > > Commit 637cfacae96f ("PCI: mediatek: Add MediaTek PCIe host controller
> > > support") does not mention that linux-mediatek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx is
> > > moderated for non-subscribers, but the other eight entries for
> > > linux-mediatek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx do.
> > >
> > > Adjust this entry to be consistent with all others.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Lukas Bulwahn <lukas.bulwahn@xxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > Maybe rephrase the commit message to something like:
> > "Mark linux-mediatek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx as moderated for the MediaTek PCIe
> > host controller entry, as the list actually is moderated."
> >
> > Anyway:
> > Reviewed-by: Matthias Brugger <matthias.bgg@xxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > > ---
> > > applies cleanly on v5.9-rc5 and next-20200911
> > >
> > > Ryder, please ack.
> > >
> > > Bjorn, Matthias, please pick this minor non-urgent clean-up patch.
> > >
> > > This patch submission will also show me if linux-mediatek is moderated or
> > > not. I have not subscribed to linux-mediatek and if it shows up quickly in
> > > the archive, the list is probably not moderated; and if it takes longer, it
> > > is moderated, and hence, validating the patch.
> >
> > I can affirm the list is moderated :)
>
> Hmm, do we mean the same "moderation" here?
>
> I believe a mailing list with the remark "moderated for non-subscribers"
> means that a mail from an address that has not subscribed to the mailing
> list is put on hold and needs to be manually permitted to be seen on the
> mailing list.
>
> Matthias, is that also your understanding of "moderated for
> non-subscribers" for your Reviewed-by tag?

Yes.

> I am not subscribed to linux-mediatek. When I sent an email to the list,
> it showed up really seconds later in the lore.kernel.org of the
> linux-mediatek public-inbox repository. So, either it was delivered
> quickly as it is not moderated or my check with lore.kernel.org is wrong,
> e.g., mails show up in the lore.kernel.org archive, even they were not
> yet permitted on the actual list.

I'm the moderator and I get requests to moderate emails. I suppose I added you 
to the accepted list because of earlier emails you send.

Regards,
Matthias