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Date:   Tue, 14 Sep 2021 20:58:26 +0200
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To:     trix@redhat.com
Cc:     mdf@kernel.org, hao.wu@intel.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
        linux-fpga@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: Add Tom Rix as fpga maintainer
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[note, you got the maintainer's email address wrong on your cc: line
 I fixed it up...]

On Tue, Sep 14, 2021 at 11:23:33AM -0700, trix@redhat.com wrote:
> From: Tom Rix <trix@redhat.com>
> 
> I am the maintainer of the fpga/ subsystem for both the kernel and
> userspace for Red Hat.  I have been an active reviewer and contributor
> on for public fpga/ subsystem for the last year.  I would like to
> help out more.
> 
> Since I am paid to do this work, change the status to Supported.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Tom Rix <trix@redhat.com>
> ---
>  MAINTAINERS | 4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> index 04fa4edf100b83..0443d7ab826659 100644
> --- a/MAINTAINERS
> +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> @@ -7353,9 +7353,9 @@ F:	include/uapi/linux/fpga-dfl.h
>  
>  FPGA MANAGER FRAMEWORK
>  M:	Moritz Fischer <mdf@kernel.org>
> -R:	Tom Rix <trix@redhat.com>
> +M:	Tom Rix <trix@redhat.com>
>  L:	linux-fpga@vger.kernel.org
> -S:	Maintained
> +S:	Supported
>  W:	http://www.rocketboards.org
>  Q:	http://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-fpga/list/
>  T:	git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mdf/linux-fpga.git
> -- 
> 2.26.3
> 

Traditionally existing maintainers are the ones that add new
maintainers, it's not something that you just submit a patch for hoping
it will be accepted.

What has changed since the last time you asked to do this?

thanks,

greg k-h