Hello,

I just wrote to Alessandro in order to have some suggestions about a
misc device I wish to propose to this list, but he told me that he
wants leave his maintanership.

So which is the person should I send my requests about misc devices?

He also asked to me to propose to this list a "patch" to remove him
from the MAINTANERS file... if so the new entry should be:

MOUSE AND MISC DEVICES [GENERAL]
L:      linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
S:      Maintained

Is taht correct?

Ciao,

Rodolfo

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I'd say that the entry should just be for MISC DEVICES.
MOUSE is covered/handled by INPUT DRIVERS.

The L: and S: look OK to me.

Please send a patch to linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org and
to akpm@linux-foundation.org .

Thanks,
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I in fact never understood what this maintainers entry meant ... what is 
the device in question here?

Anyway, something for Andrew



From: Jiri Kosina <jkosina@suse.cz>
Subject: [PATCH] remove "Mouse and Misc devices" from MAINTAINERS

remove "Mouse and Misc devices" from MAINTAINERS

Alessandro himself claims that he gives up maintainership, and to be 
frank, I don't have a clue what this entry is about.

Signed-off-by: Jiri Kosina <jkosina@suse.cz>

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 MAINTAINERS |    6 ------
 1 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 3596d17..3d9635f 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -2818,12 +2818,6 @@ M:	ppisa@pikron.com
 L:	linux-arm-kernel@lists.arm.linux.org.uk (subscribers-only)
 S:	Maintained
 
-MOUSE AND MISC DEVICES [GENERAL]
-P:	Alessandro Rubini
-M:	rubini@ipvvis.unipv.it
-L:	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
-S:	Maintained
-
 MOXA SMARTIO/INDUSTIO/INTELLIO SERIAL CARD
 P:	Jiri Slaby
 M:	jirislaby@gmail.com
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On Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:55:40 +0200 (CEST)

I thought mouse was a part of linux-input? Or am I missing something?
Besides that misc thingie is really creepy, makes me feel Ive


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It is. Generic mice interface is maintained by Dmitry as part of linux 
input subsystem, and USB mice (usb hid) is maintained by me.

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SUSE Labs
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Ack.  And there is no MISC maintainer, so Jiri's patch to remove the
entire entry makes sense IMO.

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~Randy
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Yes, I agree.

Actually, I've not been active at all, nor did I get but a few
contacts over the years.

thanks
/alessandro
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However misc devices exist, so no maintaner for them? I'd like to
propose a misc device and I'd like to have some suggestions about it,
so should I send my questions to the LKML?

Ciao,

Rodolfo

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Linux Device Driver                          giometti@linux.it
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If you have a driver that doesn't fit under any particular subsystem, it 
therefore probably belongs into drivers/misc, yes.

Send them to LKML and CC Andrew Morton and possibly also Greg KH.

Thanks,

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Jiri Kosina
SUSE Labs
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