Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH for-4.11 v2 0/2] Add Designated Reviewer (R:) to MAINTAINERS (plus a test case)

["Jan Beulich" <JBeulich@xxxxxxxx>]

>>> On 30.04.18 at 15:29, <lars.kurth@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 
> On 30/04/2018, 14:23, "Ian Jackson" <ian.jackson@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>     Jan Beulich writes ("Re: [PATCH for-4.11 v2 0/2] Add Designated Reviewer 
> (R:) to MAINTAINERS (plus a test case)"):
>     > On 30.04.18 at 10:21, <lars.kurth@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>     > > On 30/04/2018, 08:57, "Jan Beulich" <JBeulich@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>     ...
>     > > That is my fault: I got into trouble with git and must have done 
> something 
>     > > wrong. If it helps, I can switch the order and re-send. 
>     > 
>     > I don't think that's necessary - whoever ends up committing them can 
> easily
>     > enough switch them around.
>     
>     I will do so when all is clear.
>     
>     > I would commit them right away, if only I was
>     > really clear whether we've all settled on this.
>     
>     I have been following this.  I think this is a good idea.
>     
>     Basically it is a way for someone to declare an interest in an area of
>     code, and get copied on changes, without having to grant that person
>     any formal decisionmaking authority.
>     
>     If this is not sufficiently clear, do you think we should document
>     this more clearly ?  Perhaps we could write:
>     
>       +       R: Designated reviewer: FullName <address@domain>
>       +        Reviewers should be CCed on patches.  However, they do not
>       +        have a formal governance role, and are listed here
>       +        simply because of their own request.
>     
>     or something ?
> 
> That is clearer: I copied the text from the Linux maintainers file. 

Ah, indeed. So far it wasn't really clear to me whether "designated" implies
further privilege.

> @Jan: let me know whether you want me to re-roll the series with the text 
> change.

Since I take Ian's reply as him volunteering to commit both, that would then
really be up to him.

Jan


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