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From:   Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@kernel.org>
Date:   Mon, 20 Nov 2023 02:17:20 +0900
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: refresh LLVM support
To:     ndesaulniers@google.com
Cc:     Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>,
        Nathan Chancellor <nathan@kernel.org>,
        Bill Wendling <morbo@google.com>,
        Justin Stitt <justinstitt@google.com>,
        Tom Rix <trix@redhat.com>,
        Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@google.com>,
        Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@kernel.org>,
        Nicolas Schier <nicolas@fjasle.eu>, llvm@lists.linux.dev,
        linux-kbuild@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
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Hi Nick.


On Sat, Nov 18, 2023 at 4:24=E2=80=AFAM <ndesaulniers@google.com> wrote:
>
> As discussed at the ClangBuiltLinux '23 meetup (co-located with Linux Plu=
mbers
> Conf '23), I'll be taking a step back from kernel work to focus on my gro=
wing
> family and helping Google figure out its libc story. So I think it's time=
 to
> formally hand over the reigns to my co-maintainer Nathan.
>
> As such, remove myself from reviewer for:
> - CLANG CONTROL FLOW INTEGRITY SUPPORT
> - COMPILER ATTRIBUTES
> - KERNEL BUILD
>
> For CLANG/LLVM BUILD SUPPORT I'm bumping myself down from maintainer to
> reviewer, adding Bill and Justin, and removing Tom (Tom and I confirmed t=
his
> via private email; thanks for the work done Tom, ++beers_owed).
>
> It has been my pleasure to work with everyone to improve the toolchain
> portability of the Linux kernel, and to help bring LLVM to the table as a
> competitor. The work here is not done.  I have a few last LLVM patches in=
 the
> works to improve stack usage of clang which has been our longest standing=
 open
> issue (getting "rm" inline asm constraints to DTRT is part of that). But
> looking back I'm incredibly proud of where we are to today relative to wh=
ere we
> were when we started the ClangBuiltLinux journey, and am confident that t=
he
> team and processes we have put in place will continue to be successful. I
> continue to believe that a rising tide will lift all boats.
>
> I identify first and foremost as a Linux kernel developer, and an LLVM de=
v
> second. May it be a cold day in hell when that changes.
>
> Wake me when you need me.
>
> Signed-off-by: Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@google.com>


It's unfortunate, but I understand that there are moments in
a long life when tough decisions must be made.
I truly admire your leadership and contributions.

I hope you'll stay connected with the community, even with less
time pressure.
Perhaps, when your time permits, you might consider returning
and taking on a role again. Some day.


(The patch was addressed to Kees, so I will not touch it.
I think he will pick it up.)


Masahiro


> ---
>  MAINTAINERS | 8 +++-----
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> index 482d428472e7..1e6692697167 100644
> --- a/MAINTAINERS
> +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> @@ -5076,7 +5076,6 @@ CLANG CONTROL FLOW INTEGRITY SUPPORT
>  M:     Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@google.com>
>  M:     Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
>  R:     Nathan Chancellor <nathan@kernel.org>
> -R:     Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@google.com>
>  L:     llvm@lists.linux.dev
>  S:     Supported
>  B:     https://github.com/ClangBuiltLinux/linux/issues
> @@ -5091,8 +5090,9 @@ F:        .clang-format
>
>  CLANG/LLVM BUILD SUPPORT
>  M:     Nathan Chancellor <nathan@kernel.org>
> -M:     Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@google.com>
> -R:     Tom Rix <trix@redhat.com>
> +R:     Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@google.com>
> +R:     Bill Wendling <morbo@google.com>
> +R:     Justin Stitt <justinstitt@google.com>
>  L:     llvm@lists.linux.dev
>  S:     Supported
>  W:     https://clangbuiltlinux.github.io/
> @@ -5242,7 +5242,6 @@ F:        drivers/platform/x86/compal-laptop.c
>
>  COMPILER ATTRIBUTES
>  M:     Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@kernel.org>
> -R:     Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@google.com>
>  S:     Maintained
>  F:     include/linux/compiler_attributes.h
>
> @@ -11516,7 +11515,6 @@ F:      fs/autofs/
>  KERNEL BUILD + files below scripts/ (unless maintained elsewhere)
>  M:     Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@kernel.org>
>  R:     Nathan Chancellor <nathan@kernel.org>
> -R:     Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@google.com>
>  R:     Nicolas Schier <nicolas@fjasle.eu>
>  L:     linux-kbuild@vger.kernel.org
>  S:     Maintained
>
> ---
> base-commit: 6bc40e44f1ddef16a787f3501b97f1fff909177c
> change-id: 20231117-maintainers-88eac4c024a1
>
> Best regards,
> --
> Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@google.com>
>


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Best Regards
Masahiro Yamada