Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3] b43: logging cleanups

From: Larry Finger <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2010 14:56:39 -0500

On 06/24/2010 02:40 PM, Joe Perches wrote:
> On Thu, 2010-06-24 at 14:53 -0400, John W. Linville wrote:
>> On Sat, Jun 19, 2010 at 04:30:08PM -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
>>> Just some small cleanups
>>> Joe Perches (3):
>>>   drivers/net/wireless/b43: Use local ratelimit_state
>>>   drivers/net/wireless/b43: Logging cleanups
>>>   drivers/net/wireless/b43: Rename b43_debug to b43_debugging
>> Any of the b43 guys want to express an opinion on these?
> 
> Stefano, are you active here?
> Your last ack for b43 was Feb 2008.
> There have been 400+ commits to b43 without your ack.
> 
> Should your name be moved from MAINTAINERS to CREDITS?
> 
> $ ./scripts/get_maintainer.pl --rolestats -f drivers/net/wireless/b43/
> Stefano Brivio <[email-masked]> (maintainer:B43 WIRELESS DRIVER)
> "John W. Linville" <[email-masked]> (maintainer:NETWORKING [WIREL...,commit_signer:204/240=85%)
> "Rafał Miłecki" <[email-masked]> (commit_signer:83/240=35%)
> "Gábor Stefanik" <[email-masked]> (commit_signer:44/240=18%)
> Michael Buesch <[email-masked]> (commit_signer:39/240=16%)
> Larry Finger <[email-masked]> (commit_signer:13/240=5%)
> [email-masked] (open list:B43 WIRELESS DRIVER)
> [email-masked] (open list:NETWORKING DRIVERS)
> [email-masked] (open list)

The primary arbitrator for patches to the subtle parts of b43 is Michael
Buesch; however, he is no longer an official MAINTAINER. I can ACK some
things; however, any changes that are associated with my reverse
engineering of the Broadcom drivers are off limits.

Larry