Re: [RFC PATCH 0/7] scripts: convert remaining Perl utilities in scripts/

[Breno Rodrigues Alves]

Hi Jon,

Thank you for the detailed and direct feedback. You are absolutely
right, and I appreciate you taking the time to correct my
misunderstandings.

Regarding get_maintainer and checkpatch: I was completely mistaken. I
conflated the ongoing discussions and RFC proposals with the existing
state of the kernel. I apologize for the inaccuracy.

Your point about the maintenance burden and the "consistency" argument
is very well taken. I see now that "consistency" is not a valid
technical justification if there are no active bugs or integration
requirements (like Sphinx for kerneldoc). As you noted, people running
the scripts do not care about the implementation language, and I do not
have the track record yet to offer myself as a replacement maintainer
for these tools.

I realize that my v2 patch for checkstack.py falls into the "change for
its own sake" category you described. Since the Perl script works and
has a stable maintenance status, submitting this patch was premature.

I will withdraw the checkstack patch. Please disregard the [PATCH v2]
sent earlier. I want to contribute meaningfully to the kernel, but
clearly, I need to focus on fixing actual bugs or making changes with a
clear, undeniable technical necessity.

Thank you again for the guidance. It is a lesson I will not forget.

Best regards,
Breno