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Thu, 22 Oct 2026 10:33:36 -0700 (PDT) Received: from 77377267392 named unknown by gmailapi.google.com with HTTPREST; Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:33:35 -0400 Received: from 77377267392 named unknown by gmailapi.google.com with HTTPREST; Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:33:35 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 From: Ray Strode In-Reply-To: References: Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:33:35 -0400 X-Gm-Features: AclHuK9ZZH0O-1UwNP1DGqnj04v11tezgDUTmnirXR9l-R5W6HJUc0u6WKNcGf4 Message-ID: Subject: [PATCH v2 2/2] Documentation: contributing: Document the maintainer lookup script To: libcamera-devel@lists.libcamera.org Cc: =?utf-8?q?Barnab=C3=A1s_P=C5=91cze?= , Kieran Bingham , Jacopo Mondi , Laurent Pinchart , Milan Zamazal , Umang Jain X-BeenThere: libcamera-devel@lists.libcamera.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: libcamera-devel-bounces@lists.libcamera.org Sender: "libcamera-devel" Patch 2/2 is attached to preserve long lines. On Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:33:00 -0400, Ray Strode wrote: > Hi, > > Resending with patch attachments to preserve long lines. > > This series adds utils/get_maintainer.py to help contributors find > maintainers and reviewers for their patches, and documents its use in > the contribution guide. > > The script accepts patches or repository paths and uses Git history to > rank review and acknowledgment credits ahead of authorship. It follows > the kernel script's input conventions and supports plain recipient > output for git send-email --cc-cmd. > > --Ray > > Ray Strode (2): > utils: Find maintainers from Git history > Documentation: contributing: Document the maintainer lookup script From 44ebaa5a29799eee71c7bb2a00a4ca90d11bb8cd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ray Strode Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:30:27 -0400 Subject: [PATCH v2 2/2] Documentation: contributing: Document the maintainer lookup script From: Ray Strode This commit documents get_maintainer.py in the patch submission guide. The guide explains mailing list submission but does not show contributors how to find maintainers and reviewers for the affected code. The examples cover path and patch inputs plus recipient output suitable for git send-email. The text explains the history boundary, time window, parent-directory fallback, and how review credits determine the results. Signed-off-by: Ray Strode --- Documentation/contributing.rst | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/contributing.rst b/Documentation/contributing.rst index 20682d56..b762bf11 100644 --- a/Documentation/contributing.rst +++ b/Documentation/contributing.rst @@ -83,60 +83,85 @@ Documentation ------------- Project documentation is created using `Sphinx`_. Source level documentation uses `Doxygen`_. Please make sure to document all code during development. .. _Sphinx: https://www.sphinx-doc.org .. _Doxygen: https://www.doxygen.nl Submitting Patches ------------------ The libcamera project has high standards of stability, efficiency and reliability. To achieve those, the project goes to great length to produce code that is as easy to read, understand and maintain as possible. This is made possible by a set of :ref:`coding-style-guidelines` that all submissions are expected to follow. We also care about the quality of commit messages. A good commit message not only describes what a commit does, but why it does so. By conveying clear information about the purpose of the commit, it helps speeding up reviews. Regardless of whether you're new to git or have years of experience, https://cbea.ms/git-commit/ is always a good guide to read to improve your commit message writing skills. The patch submission process for libcamera is similar to the Linux kernel, and goes through the `libcamera-devel`_ mailing list. If you have no previous experience with ``git-send-email``, or just experience trouble configuring it for your e-mail provider, the sourcehut developers have put together a detailed guide available at https://git-send-email.io/. +To find maintainers and reviewers for the code changed by your patch, use +``utils/get_maintainer.py``. It reads local Git history and accepts patches, +standard input, or paths with ``-f``, following the Linux kernel utility's +input conventions:: + + utils/get_maintainer.py --git-since=2-years-ago -f src/gstreamer/ + utils/get_maintainer.py 0001-camera-fix.patch + +The output includes roles and review, acknowledgment and authorship counts for +each contact. +History ends at the branch's upstream when configured, or ``HEAD`` otherwise; +``--git-revision`` overrides that choice. The default history window is one +year, so quiet areas may need a longer window. A path with no recent history +uses its immediate parent directory, except the repository root. Statistics +count whole commits that touch the selected paths, including broader refactors. + +For use with ``git send-email``, disable the annotations:: + + git send-email --cc-cmd='utils/get_maintainer.py --noroles --norolestats' \ + 0001-camera-fix.patch + +The utility includes ``libcamera-devel`` by default. Use ``--nol`` if you +already provide the list with ``--to``. See ``--help`` for the supported subset +of kernel utility options, including history limits and mailmap support. + Patches submitted to the libcamera project must be certified as suitable for integration into an open source project. As such libcamera follows the same model as utilised by the Linux kernel, and requires the use of 'Signed-off-by:' tags in all patches. 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