[v1] MAINTAINERS: separate VIRTIO NET DRIVERS and add netdev

[PATCH net-next] MAINTAINERS: separate VIRTIO NET DRIVERS and add netdev

Posted by Jon Kohler 6 days, 2 hours ago

Changes to virtio network stack should be cc'd to netdev DL, separate
it into its own group to add netdev in addition to virtualization DL.

Signed-off-by: Jon Kohler <jon@nutanix.com>
---
 MAINTAINERS | 27 ++++++++++++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index e9a8d945632b..50cef0e5c7c8 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -27139,29 +27139,23 @@ S:	Maintained
 F:	drivers/char/virtio_console.c
 F:	include/uapi/linux/virtio_console.h
 
-VIRTIO CORE AND NET DRIVERS
+VIRTIO CORE
 M:	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com>
 M:	Jason Wang <jasowang@redhat.com>
 R:	Xuan Zhuo <xuanzhuo@linux.alibaba.com>
 R:	Eugenio Pérez <eperezma@redhat.com>
 L:	virtualization@lists.linux.dev
 S:	Maintained
-F:	Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-vdpa
-F:	Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-vduse
 F:	Documentation/devicetree/bindings/virtio/
 F:	Documentation/driver-api/virtio/
 F:	drivers/block/virtio_blk.c
 F:	drivers/crypto/virtio/
-F:	drivers/net/virtio_net.c
-F:	drivers/vdpa/
 F:	drivers/virtio/
-F:	include/linux/vdpa.h
 F:	include/linux/virtio*.h
 F:	include/linux/vringh.h
 F:	include/uapi/linux/virtio_*.h
 F:	net/vmw_vsock/virtio*
 F:	tools/virtio/
-F:	tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/virtio_net/
 
 VIRTIO CRYPTO DRIVER
 M:	Gonglei <arei.gonglei@huawei.com>
@@ -27273,6 +27267,25 @@ W:	https://virtio-mem.gitlab.io/
 F:	drivers/virtio/virtio_mem.c
 F:	include/uapi/linux/virtio_mem.h
 
+VIRTIO NET DRIVERS
+M:	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com>
+M:	Jason Wang <jasowang@redhat.com>
+R:	Xuan Zhuo <xuanzhuo@linux.alibaba.com>
+R:	Eugenio Pérez <eperezma@redhat.com>
+L:	netdev@vger.kernel.org
+L:	virtualization@lists.linux.dev
+S:	Maintained
+F:	Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-vdpa
+F:	Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-vduse
+F:	drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+F:	drivers/vdpa/
+F:	include/linux/vdpa.h
+F:	include/linux/virtio_net.h
+F:	include/uapi/linux/vdpa.h
+F:	include/uapi/linux/vduse.h
+F:	include/uapi/linux/virtio_net.h
+F:	tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/virtio_net/
+
 VIRTIO PMEM DRIVER
 M:	Pankaj Gupta <pankaj.gupta.linux@gmail.com>
 L:	virtualization@lists.linux.dev
-- 
2.43.0

Re: [PATCH net-next] MAINTAINERS: separate VIRTIO NET DRIVERS and add netdev

Posted by Michael S. Tsirkin 5 days, 23 hours ago

On Tue, Nov 25, 2025 at 02:03:31PM -0700, Jon Kohler wrote:
> Changes to virtio network stack should be cc'd to netdev DL, separate
> it into its own group to add netdev in addition to virtualization DL.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jon Kohler <jon@nutanix.com>
> ---
>  MAINTAINERS | 27 ++++++++++++++++++++-------
>  1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> index e9a8d945632b..50cef0e5c7c8 100644
> --- a/MAINTAINERS
> +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> @@ -27139,29 +27139,23 @@ S:	Maintained
>  F:	drivers/char/virtio_console.c
>  F:	include/uapi/linux/virtio_console.h
>  
> -VIRTIO CORE AND NET DRIVERS
> +VIRTIO CORE
>  M:	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com>
>  M:	Jason Wang <jasowang@redhat.com>
>  R:	Xuan Zhuo <xuanzhuo@linux.alibaba.com>
>  R:	Eugenio Pérez <eperezma@redhat.com>
>  L:	virtualization@lists.linux.dev
>  S:	Maintained
> -F:	Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-vdpa
> -F:	Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-vduse
>  F:	Documentation/devicetree/bindings/virtio/
>  F:	Documentation/driver-api/virtio/
>  F:	drivers/block/virtio_blk.c
>  F:	drivers/crypto/virtio/
> -F:	drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> -F:	drivers/vdpa/
>  F:	drivers/virtio/
> -F:	include/linux/vdpa.h
>  F:	include/linux/virtio*.h
>  F:	include/linux/vringh.h
>  F:	include/uapi/linux/virtio_*.h
>  F:	net/vmw_vsock/virtio*
>  F:	tools/virtio/
> -F:	tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/virtio_net/
>  
>  VIRTIO CRYPTO DRIVER
>  M:	Gonglei <arei.gonglei@huawei.com>
> @@ -27273,6 +27267,25 @@ W:	https://virtio-mem.gitlab.io/
>  F:	drivers/virtio/virtio_mem.c
>  F:	include/uapi/linux/virtio_mem.h
>  
> +VIRTIO NET DRIVERS
> +M:	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com>
> +M:	Jason Wang <jasowang@redhat.com>
> +R:	Xuan Zhuo <xuanzhuo@linux.alibaba.com>
> +R:	Eugenio Pérez <eperezma@redhat.com>
> +L:	netdev@vger.kernel.org
> +L:	virtualization@lists.linux.dev
> +S:	Maintained
> +F:	Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-vdpa
> +F:	Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-vduse
> +F:	drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> +F:	drivers/vdpa/
> +F:	include/linux/vdpa.h
> +F:	include/linux/virtio_net.h
> +F:	include/uapi/linux/vdpa.h
> +F:	include/uapi/linux/vduse.h
> +F:	include/uapi/linux/virtio_net.h
> +F:	tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/virtio_net/
> +

vdpa/vduse is more or a core thing.
Just split include/linux/virtio_net.h things away.

>  VIRTIO PMEM DRIVER
>  M:	Pankaj Gupta <pankaj.gupta.linux@gmail.com>
>  L:	virtualization@lists.linux.dev
> -- 
> 2.43.0