Re: [Ksummit-discuss] [PATCH v2] media: add a subsystem profile documentation

Mauro Carvalho Chehab <[email protected]>
Newsgroups org.linuxfoundation.lists.ksummit-discuss,dev.linux.lists.ksummit,org.kernel.vger.linux-media
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Em Wed, 18 Sep 2019 11:07:16 -0300
André Almeida <[email protected]> escreveu:

> Hello Mauro,
> 
> On 9/18/19 10:59 AM, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote:
> > Document the basic policies of the media subsystem profile.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <[email protected]>
> > ---
> >  Documentation/media/index.rst                 |   1 +
> >  .../media/maintainer-entry-profile.rst        | 157 ++++++++++++++++++
> >  MAINTAINERS                                   |   1 +
> >  3 files changed, 159 insertions(+)
> >  create mode 100644 Documentation/media/maintainer-entry-profile.rst
> > 
> > diff --git a/Documentation/media/index.rst b/Documentation/media/index.rst
> > index 0301c25ff887..ac94685b822a 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/media/index.rst
> > +++ b/Documentation/media/index.rst
> > @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Linux Media Subsystem Documentation
> >  .. toctree::
> >     :maxdepth: 2
> >  
> > +   maintainer-entry-profile
> >     media_uapi
> >     media_kapi
> >     dvb-drivers/index
> > diff --git a/Documentation/media/maintainer-entry-profile.rst b/Documentation/media/maintainer-entry-profile.rst
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 000000000000..68d642abe2c1
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/Documentation/media/maintainer-entry-profile.rst
> > @@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
> > +Media Subsystem Profile
> > +=======================
> > +
> > +Overview
> > +--------
> > +
> > +The media subsystem covers support for a variety of devices: stream
> > +capture, analog and digital TV, cameras, remote controllers, HDMI CEC
> > +and media pipeline control.
> > +
> > +It covers, mainly, the contents of those directories:
> > +
> > +  - drivers/media
> > +  - drivers/staging/media
> > +  - Documentation/media
> > +  - include/media
> > +
> > +Both media userspace and Kernel APIs are documented and should be kept in
> > +sync with the API changes. It means that all patches that add new
> > +features to the subsystem should also bring changes to the corresponding
> > +API files.
> > +
> > +Also, patches that changes the Open Firmware/Device Tree bindings should
> > +also be reviewed by the Device Tree maintainers.
> > +
> > +Due to the size and wide scope of the media subsystem, media's
> > +maintainership model is to have sub-maintainers that have a broad
> > +knowledge of an specific aspect of the subsystem. It is a
> > +sub-maintainer's task to review the patches, providing feedback to users
> > +if the patches are following the subsystem rules and are properly using
> > +the media internal and external APIs.
> > +
> > +Patches for the media subsystem should be sent to the media mailing list
> > +at [email protected] as plain text only e-mail. Emails with
> > +HTML will be automatically rejected by the mail server. It could be wise
> > +to also copy the sub-maintainer(s).
> > +
> > +Media's workflow is heavily based on Patchwork, meaning that, once a patch
> > +is submitted, it should appear at:
> > +
> > +   - https://patchwork.linuxtv.org/project/linux-media/list/
> > +
> > +If it doesn't automatically appear there after a few minutes, then
> > +probably something got wrong on your submission. Please check if the
> > +email is in plain text only and if your emailer is not mangling with
> > +whitespaces before complaining or submit it again.
> > +
> > +Sub-maintainers
> > ++++++++++++++++  
> 
> What is the motivation for using "+++" instead of "---"?

Just cosmetics.

This chapter doesn't exist at the original profile, as sub-maintainers,
co-maintainers, etc. are used only on a few subsystems. 

So, I'm adding it as a sub-chapter.

Thanks,
Mauro
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