Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: Add explicit check-in policy section

[Ian Jackson <ian.jackson@xxxxxxxxxx>]

George Dunlap writes ("Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: Add explicit 
check-in policy section"):
> On 5/8/19 12:59 PM, Juergen Gross wrote:
> > 2. In the case the submitter is a maintainer of a modified file it must
> > have an Ack or Review from either a "nested" maintainer or a Designated
> > reviewer of that file.
> 
> That changes the current meaning of "Designated Reviewer" somewhat.  At
> the moment, it only means "Send this person an email"; if we did that,
> it would mean, "This person is more trusted to do reviews than others".
> 
> Not sure what I think about that yet.

I think this is a bad idea.  The purpose was to provide a way for
someone to be emailed which doesn't involve giving them authority,
and which is therefore a status which can be granted on request and
does not require any assessment etc.

If we chane this we will have to invent a new status to perform this
function.

Ian.

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