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MAINTAINERS: Restore "L: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" entries

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A couple of years ago all the "L: lkml" email list entries in
MAINTAINERS were removed and replaced with a 'the rest' entry
at the end of the file - under the theory that this is unnecessary
duplication and that people would find it intuitive:

  b5472cddbe MAINTAINERS: remove L: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org from all but "THE REST"

So it turns out that it's all but intuitive, not all people
use scripts/get_maintainer.pl to extract maintainer contact info,
some people read the MAINTAINERS file and see the lack of 'L:' entries
of various lkml-only subsystems and are sending patches to the
maintainers only, without Cc:-ing lkml.  They arguably have a point.

In hindsight removing all the "L: lkml" entries was probably not
an overly good idea, not all mechanic duplication should be eliminated:
in files read by humans it's useful to have 'at a glance' summary for
all email addresses important to a subsystem's maintenance, in a single
place, without too many imported rules and assumptions.

So, to make the lkml fallback really apparent, add back 'L: lkml'
entries to all subsystem entries whose workflow I'm involved in.
This should at minimum be a per subsystem policy thing.

Acked-by: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Acked-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Alan Cox <alan@linux.intel.com>
Cc: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
Cc: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-lhzlymtgmmv5bMuwsb5zyoYo@git.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
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@ -2191,6 +2191,7 @@ F: include/linux/clk.h
CLOCKSOURCE, CLOCKEVENT DRIVERS
M: Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@linaro.org>
M: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
L: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
T: git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git timers/core
S: Supported
F: drivers/clocksource
@ -3985,6 +3986,7 @@ F: include/uapi/linux/hid*
HIGH-RESOLUTION TIMERS, CLOCKEVENTS, DYNTICKS
M: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
L: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
T: git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git timers/core
S: Maintained
F: Documentation/timers/
@ -4654,6 +4656,7 @@ F: net/irda/
IRQ SUBSYSTEM
M: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
L: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
S: Maintained
T: git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git irq/core
F: kernel/irq/
@ -5285,6 +5288,7 @@ F: drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/lmedm04*
LOCKDEP AND LOCKSTAT
M: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
M: Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>
L: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
T: git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git core/locking
S: Maintained
F: Documentation/lockdep*.txt
@ -6581,6 +6585,7 @@ M: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl>
M: Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org>
M: Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>
M: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@ghostprotocols.net>
L: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
T: git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git perf/core
S: Supported
F: kernel/events/*
@ -6704,6 +6709,7 @@ F: drivers/scsi/pm8001/
POSIX CLOCKS and TIMERS
M: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
L: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
T: git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git timers/core
S: Supported
F: fs/timerfd.c
@ -7099,6 +7105,7 @@ F: drivers/net/wireless/ray*
RCUTORTURE MODULE
M: Josh Triplett <josh@freedesktop.org>
M: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
L: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
S: Supported
T: git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/paulmck/linux-rcu.git
F: Documentation/RCU/torture.txt
@ -7106,6 +7113,7 @@ F: kernel/rcu/torture.c
RCUTORTURE TEST FRAMEWORK
M: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
L: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
S: Supported
T: git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/paulmck/linux-rcu.git
F: tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture
@ -7129,6 +7137,7 @@ F: net/rds/
READ-COPY UPDATE (RCU)
M: Dipankar Sarma <dipankar@in.ibm.com>
M: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
L: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
W: http://www.rdrop.com/users/paulmck/RCU/
S: Supported
T: git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/paulmck/linux-rcu.git
@ -7432,6 +7441,7 @@ F: drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc*
TIMEKEEPING, CLOCKSOURCE CORE, NTP
M: John Stultz <john.stultz@linaro.org>
M: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
L: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
T: git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git timers/core
S: Supported
F: include/linux/clocksource.h
@ -7457,6 +7467,7 @@ F: drivers/watchdog/sc1200wdt.c
SCHEDULER
M: Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>
M: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
L: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
T: git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git sched/core
S: Maintained
F: kernel/sched/
@ -7823,6 +7834,7 @@ F: mm/sl?b.c
SLEEPABLE READ-COPY UPDATE (SRCU)
M: Lai Jiangshan <laijs@cn.fujitsu.com>
M: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
L: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
W: http://www.rdrop.com/users/paulmck/RCU/
S: Supported
T: git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/paulmck/linux-rcu.git
@ -9531,6 +9543,7 @@ M: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
M: Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>
M: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
M: x86@kernel.org
L: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
T: git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git x86/core
S: Maintained
F: Documentation/x86/