Re: [PATCH] [2/2many] - FInd the maintainer(s) for a patch - MAINTAINERS

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Joe Perches wrote:
It helps when you do the diff the right way.

Describe the new F: pattern

Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <[email protected]>

diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index d3a0684..0d7f856 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -83,6 +83,13 @@ S: Status, one of the following:
 			it has been replaced by a better system and you
 			should be using that.
+F: Files and directories with wildcard patterns.
+   A trailing slash includes all files and subdirectory files.
+	F:	drivers/net/	all files in and below drivers/net
+	F:	drivers/net/*	all files in drivers/net, but not below
+	F:	*/net/*		all files in "any top level directory"/net
+   One pattern per line.  Multiple F: lines acceptable.
+
 3C359 NETWORK DRIVER
 P:	Mike Phillips
 M:	[email protected]

Just to be clear, which one is picked with a patch for drivers/net/foo? Both or the most common one?

SUBSYSTEM1
P: Person 1
F: */net/

SUBSYSTEM2
P: Person 2
F: drivers/net/


Richard "the Perl-illiterate" Knutsson

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