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From:   Justin Stitt <justinstitt@google.com>
Date:   Wed, 27 Sep 2023 15:46:30 +0900
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] get_maintainer: add patch-only pattern matching type
To:     Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Cc:     Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
        Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>,
        Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@google.com>,
        Nathan Chancellor <nathan@kernel.org>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>,
        Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@linaro.org>,
        geert@linux-m68k.org, workflows@vger.kernel.org,
        mario.limonciello@amd.com
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On Wed, Sep 27, 2023 at 3:14=E2=80=AFPM Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org=
> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Sep 27, 2023 at 03:19:16AM +0000, Justin Stitt wrote:
> > Note that folks really shouldn't be using get_maintainer on tree files
> > anyways [1].
>
> That's not true, Linus and I use it on a daily basis this way, it's part
> of our normal workflow, AND the workflow of the kernel security team.
>
> So please don't take that valid use-case away from us.

Fair. I'm on the side of keeping the "K:'' behavior the way it is and
that's why I'm proposing adding "D:" to provide a more granular
content matching type operating strictly on patches. It's purely
opt-in.

The patch I linked mentioned steering folks away from using
tree files but not necessarily removing the behavior.

>
> thanks,
>
> greg k-h

Thanks
Justin