Hi Christoph, > > Can we have a MODULE_MAINTAINER to complement MODULE_AUTHOR? > > #define MODULE_MAINTAINER(x) MODULE_AUTHOR(x), please. > MODULE_AUTHOR really has meant maintainer in practice for ages, and it's > the only actually relevant for users information we should store.
I agree. The actual author information belong into the files copyright header. The MODULE_AUTHOR should only show the current maintainer and its email address. However this might need some cleanup. Maybe it is time that we sync the MAINTAINERS file with the MODULE_AUTHOR tag. Regards Marcel - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
