Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: add drivers/char/mem.c to mm misc, memory mapping sections

On Wed, 12 Aug 2026 08:43:31 +0100 "Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM)" <[email protected]> wrote:

> This file is a 'special' driver that implements /dev/zero and /dev/mem
> among other things.
> 
> As such it makes sense for mm to be cc'd on mails and to have some say in
> how things are changed there, so add it to the mm misc section.
> 
> Uniquely, it provides the 'old way' of obtaining an anonymous mapping -
> MAP_PRIVATE of /dev/zero - so is directly tied to memory mapping, therefore
> also add it to the memory mapping section.

Makes sense.

> 
> scripts/get_maintainer.pl copes perfectly fine with files in multiple
> sections so everything should work correctly.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM) <[email protected]>

Acked-by: SJ Park <[email protected]>


Thanks,
SJ

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