Re: RTDS: Call for [Co]-Maintainers [was: Re: RTDS scheduler patches]

[Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>]

On 03.06.2026 16:08, Dario Faggioli wrote:
> On Mon, 2026-05-18 at 17:08 +0200, Jan Beulich wrote:
>> In case of continued lack of response, I guess I'm going to commit
>> the
>> patches as-is towards the end of this week.
>>
> So, RTDS' maintainers are me and Meng, but I've not heard from him
> since long time, and that makes me assume he's no longer active.
> 
> About me, well, I'll use this email as the chance to recognize that,
> given my time allocation constraints, I'm not able to serve as the only
> maintainer of this scheduler any more, especially considering that RTDS
> seems to eventually be getting some interest and attention. :-)
> 
> Personally, I'd love to see this scheduler eventually out of the
> experimental stage but, at the same time, I must admit that I won't be
> able to lead it there myself... At least, not alone.
> 
> So, this is basically a call for anyone in the community that is
> interested in RTDS: help is needed and will be much appreciated.
> 
> I'm happy to continue to try to help but, as this thread clearly
> demonstrates, I can't be the single point of contact for RTDS patches
> any longer.

As to concrete action: From the above I conclude that simply removing
the "RTDS SCHEDULER" section from ./MAINTAINERS might be a fair first
step. That would still make you one of its maintainers, along with
Jürgen. Which may not be intended either, judging from what you say.
Might be best if you sent a patch updating ./MAINTAINERS to what you
think you're going to be capable of doing, in a sustainable way. Which
may be as small a change as converting the two M: to R:. Thoughts?
(Imo it's always better for people to make such adjustments for
themselves, then for somebody else to do them, possibly giving the
impression that the person is being "kicked out".)

Jan