[PATCH v3 1/2] devtools/mailmap_ctl: script to work with mailmap

[Bruce Richardson]

On Fri, Oct 17, 2025 at 03:45:27PM +0200, Robin Jarry wrote:
> Bruce Richardson, Oct 17, 2025 at 15:38:
> > Add a script to easily add entries to, check and sort the mailmap file.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson at intel.com>
> > Acked-by: Marat Khalili <marat.khalili at huawei.com>
> > ---
> 
> Hey Bruce, I only have a couple of minor remarks:
> 
> $ isort --profile black --diff devtools/mailmap_ctl.py
> --- devtools/mailmap_ctl.py:before	2025-10-17 15:42:59.507233
> +++ devtools/mailmap_ctl.py:after	2025-10-17 15:43:03.351551
> @@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
>  A tool for manipulating the .mailmap file in DPDK repository.
>  """
> 
> -import sys
> -import re
>  import argparse
>  import itertools
> +import re
> +import sys
>  import unicodedata
> +from dataclasses import dataclass
>  from pathlib import Path
> -from dataclasses import dataclass
> 
> 

So sort order should be alphabetical rather than short to long. Ack!

> $ ruff check devtools/mailmap_ctl.py
> devtools/mailmap_ctl.py:171:5: F841 Local variable `operations` is assigned to but never used
>     |
> 169 |     """Main function."""
> 170 |     # ops and functions implementing them
> 171 |     operations = {"add": add_entry, "check": check_mailmap, "sort": sort_mailmap}
>     |     ^^^^^^^^^^ F841
> 172 |
> 173 |     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
>     |
>     = help: Remove assignment to unused variable `operations`
> 

Ack.

> Found 1 error.
> No fixes available (1 hidden fix can be enabled with the `--unsafe-fixes` option).
> 
> 
> With these fixed:
> 
> Reviewed-by: Robin Jarry <rjarry at redhat.com>
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> -- 
> Robin
> 
> > 98% lean.
>