Re: [PATCH] kasan: default to inline instrumentation

From: Marco Elver
Date: Wed Nov 15 2023 - 03:26:58 EST


On Wed, 15 Nov 2023 at 06:38, Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Tue, 2023-11-14 at 15:11 -0800, Andrew Morton wrote:
> > On Tue, 14 Nov 2023 12:00:49 +0100 Marco Elver <elver@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > +Cc Andrew (get_maintainers.pl doesn't add Andrew automatically for
> > > KASAN sources in lib/)
> >
> > Did I do this right?

If the signal to noise ratio is acceptable, something like that could
be helpful. New contributors like Paul in this case may have an easier
time, if none of the reviewers spot the missing Cc.

However, folks familiar with subsystems that also have bits in lib/
(or elsewhere) know to Cc you. It worked in this case.

Thanks,
-- Marco

> > From: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: MAINTAINERS: add Andrew Morton for lib/*
> > Date: Tue Nov 14 03:02:04 PM PST 2023
> >
> > Add myself as the fallthough maintainer for material under lib/
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >
> > MAINTAINERS | 7 +++++++
> > 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
> >
> > --- a/MAINTAINERS~a
> > +++ a/MAINTAINERS
> > @@ -12209,6 +12209,13 @@ F: include/linux/nd.h
> > F: include/uapi/linux/ndctl.h
> > F: tools/testing/nvdimm/
> >
> > +LIBRARY CODE
> > +M: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > +L: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > +S: Supported
>
> Dunno.
>
> There are a lot of already specifically maintained or
> supported files in lib/
>
> Maybe be a reviewer?
>