Return-path: Received: from mout.web.de ([212.227.15.14]:54991 "EHLO mout.web.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752016AbcHWH1g (ORCPT ); Tue, 23 Aug 2016 03:27:36 -0400 Subject: Re: checkpatch: See if modified files are marked obsolete in MAINTAINERS To: Joe Perches References: <87shtwvm63.fsf@kamboji.qca.qualcomm.com> <7ceaa510dc9d2df05ec4b456baed7bb1415550b3.1471889575.git.joe@perches.com> Cc: Andrew Morton , Kalle Valo , Arend van Spriel , Andy Whitcroft , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org, Jouni Malinen , kernel-janitors@vger.kernel.org, Julia Lawall , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Fengguang Wu From: SF Markus Elfring Message-ID: (sfid-20160823_092822_915044_7FD1CB98) Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2016 09:26:51 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <7ceaa510dc9d2df05ec4b456baed7bb1415550b3.1471889575.git.joe@perches.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: > Use get_maintainer to check the status of individual files. > If "obsolete", suggest leaving the files alone. Will another software system like the "kbuild test robot" need any more fine-tuning for this change? Regards, Markus