[PATCH v2] Documentation/process: Add a maintainer entry profile for KVM/arm64

[Zenghui Yu]

Hi Matthias,

On 2026/10/30 16:33, Matthias Goergens wrote:
> KVM/arm64 has no P: entry in MAINTAINERS, so nothing tells a contributor
> that the kvmarm tree is used for integration only, or what the
> maintainers expect patches to be based on.  Marc Zyngier said a profile
> would help.
> 
> Add one covering the trees, the base for patches, the submit checklist,
> key cycle dates and review cadence, and point the KVM/arm64 entry at it.
> 
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/875wzu4vuv.wl-maz@kernel.org/
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/87tsnb2dtq.wl-maz@kernel.org/
> Signed-off-by: Matthias Goergens <matthias.goergens at gmail.com>
> ---
> Changes since the RFC
> (https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260925085621.562448-1-matthias.goergens@gmail.com/):
> 
> - Point at the MAINTAINERS entry instead of naming maintainers and lists.
> - Describe master, topic branches and shared branches; drop the open
>   questions, which the RFC's Sashiko review had also flagged.
> - Base: prefer -rc1 to -rc3, not kvmarm/next; leave conflicts visible.
> - Subject lines: capital letter after the prefixes.
> - Architecture references: prefer rule identifiers; drop the comparison
>   with KVM x86.
> - Testing: selftests usually at the end of the series, reproducible
>   performance measurements, tests encouraged rather than required for NV.
> - Key cycle dates: no new features after -rc6; how fixes are sent.
> - Review cadence: stability of commit IDs; answering bot reviews.
> - Posted as a new thread, with the documentation maintainers and lists
>   on Cc.
> 
> Steffen, Marc asked you for a short addition on KVM/arm64 on s390 for
> the Trees section.  I've left it out and can add it as a follow-up.
> 
> Oliver, thanks for inviting an updated patch.  Corrections are welcome.
> 
>  .../process/maintainer-kvm-arm64.rst          | 181 ++++++++++++++++++
>  MAINTAINERS                                   |   2 +
>  2 files changed, 183 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 Documentation/process/maintainer-kvm-arm64.rst

This looks pretty good. Thanks a lot for your efforts!

Acked-by: Zenghui Yu <yuzenghui at huawei.com>