Re: [RFC] MAINTAINERS: direct process doc changes to a dedicated ML

From: Jonathan Corbet
Date: Fri May 19 2023 - 11:17:05 EST


Jakub Kicinski <kuba@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> It's hard to keep track of changes to the process docs.
> Subsystem maintainers should probably know what's going on,
> to ensure reasonably uniform developer experience across
> trees.
>
> We also need a place where process discussions can be held
> (i.e. designated mailing list which can be CCed on naturally
> arising discussions). I'm using workflows@ in this RFC,
> but a new list may be better.
>
> No change to the patch flow intended.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> I've been pondering the lack of cross-maintainer communication
> as the kernel grows, and I hope this could help bring us together
> a little. Plus twice over the last 2 weeks someone popped up on
> netdev with what I personally considered incorrect interpretation
> of the process docs, so it'd be nice to CC a list on my replies
> so I can be corrected, in case I'm wrong.
>
> Opinions more than welcome!
> ---
> MAINTAINERS | 6 ++++++
> 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> index 1c78e61a3387..58239fbc7007 100644
> --- a/MAINTAINERS
> +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> @@ -6223,6 +6223,12 @@ X: Documentation/power/
> X: Documentation/spi/
> X: Documentation/userspace-api/media/
>
> +DOCUMENTATION PROCESS
> +M: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@xxxxxxx>
> +S: Maintained
> +F: Documentation/process/
> +L: workflows@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> +

Applied, thanks.

jon