Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC net 1/2] MAINTAINERS: consistently exclude wireless files from NETWORKING [GENERAL]

From: Simon Horman <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2024 15:13:05 +0100

On Fri, Oct 04, 2024 at 06:27:38PM +0300, Kalle Valo wrote:
> Simon Horman <[email-masked]> writes:
> 
> > We already exclude wireless drivers from the netdev@ traffic, to
> > delegate it to linux-wireless@, and avoid overwhelming netdev@.
> >
> > Many of the following wireless-related sections MAINTAINERS
> > are already not included in the NETWORKING [GENERAL] section.
> > For consistency, exclude those that are.
> >
> > * 802.11 (including CFG80211/NL80211)
> > * MAC80211
> > * RFKILL
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Simon Horman <[email-masked]>
> > ---
> >  MAINTAINERS | 11 +++++++++++
> >  1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> > index c27f3190737f..ea3ea2c0d3fa 100644
> > --- a/MAINTAINERS
> > +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> > @@ -16197,8 +16197,19 @@ F:	lib/random32.c
> >  F:	net/
> >  F:	tools/net/
> >  F:	tools/testing/selftests/net/
> > +X:	Documentation/networking/mac80211-injection.rst
> > +X:	Documentation/networking/mac80211_hwsim/
> > +X:	Documentation/networking/regulatory.rst
> > +X:	include/net/cfg80211.h
> > +X:	include/net/ieee80211_radiotap.h
> > +X:	include/net/iw_handler.h
> > +X:	include/net/mac80211.h
> > +X:	include/net/wext.h
> 
> Should we add also lib80211.h?

Thanks, I missed that one. Perhaps it should have:

* An F: entry in the MAC80211
* An X: entry in the NETWORKING [GENERAL]

If so, perhaps I can just add that to a v2 of this patch.
Let me know what you think.