[RFC] scripts/get_maintainer: add emails based on keywords in the patch

2009-10-09 Thread Wolfram Sang
Make get_maintainer.pl scan the modifying lines of a patch for a list of keywords and add an associated email if found. The first user is the devicetree-discuss mailing list which should always be cc'ed if a device tree property is inserted/removed (keyword 'of_get_property'). This patch is the res

Re: [RFC] scripts/get_maintainer: add emails based on keywords in the patch

2009-10-09 Thread Grant Likely
On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 4:32 AM, Wolfram Sang wrote: > Make get_maintainer.pl scan the modifying lines of a patch for a list of > keywords and add an associated email if found. The first user is the > devicetree-discuss mailing list which should always be cc'ed if a device tree > property is insert

Re: [RFC] scripts/get_maintainer: add emails based on keywords in the patch

2009-10-09 Thread Joe Perches
On Fri, 2009-10-09 at 12:32 +0200, Wolfram Sang wrote: > +my %keywords_to_mail = ( > + 'of_get_property' => 'L: devicetree-discuss@lists.ozlabs.org', maybe: '\bof_get_property\b' > + # Check the lines which a patch modifies for keywords; add mail if > found. > + } elsif (m/^

Re: [RFC] scripts/get_maintainer: add emails based on keywords in the patch

2009-10-09 Thread Joe Perches
On Fri, 2009-10-09 at 04:23 -0700, Joe Perches wrote: > If this facility is desired by many others, it might be > better to have a separate file of 'regex generates email' > read at initialization. Perhaps it's better to use the existing MAINTAINERS file and extend it with a new "K:" for keyword e

Re: [RFC] scripts/get_maintainer: add emails based on keywords in the patch

2009-10-10 Thread Wolfram Sang
> Perhaps it's better to use the existing MAINTAINERS file > and extend it with a new "K:" for keyword entry. Yeah, makes sense to have everything in one file. > + K: Keyword perl regex pattern to match content in patch > +All patterns are surrounded by "\b" > +for instance: