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-# This is a comment.
-# Each line is a file pattern followed by one or more owners.
-
-# rules are explained here
-# https://docs.github.com/en/github/creating-cloning-and-archiving-repositories/about-code-owners
-
-
-# Azure pipelines
-.azure-pipelines/baseline_test @xwjiang-ms
-.azure-pipelines/common2 @opcoder0 @wangxin
-.azure-pipelines/dependency_check @yutongzhang-microsoft @wangxin
-.azure-pipelines/impacted_area_testing @yutongzhang-microsoft @wangxin
-.azure-pipelines/markers_check @yutongzhang-microsoft @wangxin
-.azure-pipelines/recover_testbed @yutongzhang-microsoft @wangxin
-.azure-pipelines/testcases_collection @yutongzhang-microsoft @wangxin
-.azure-pipelines/testscripts_analysis @yutongzhang-microsoft @wangxin
-.azure-pipelines/*.yml @wangxin @lerry-lee
-.azure-pipelines/*.yaml @wangxin @lerry-lee
-.azure-pipelines/*.py @wangxin @lerry-lee
-
-# Github
-.github/codeql/* @liushilongbuaa
-.github/workflows/* @liushilongbuaa
-.github/CODEOWNER @sonic-net/sonic-mgmt-maintainer
-.github/* @sonic-net/sonic-mgmt-maintainer
-
-# Hooks
-.hooks/pre_commit_hooks @xwjiang-ms @wangxin
-
-# Ansible
-ansible   @wangxin @yxieca @opcoder0
-
-# Documents
-docs    @wangxin @yxieca
-
-# sdn_tests
-sdn_tests @ksravani-hcl @kishanps
-
-# spytest
-spytest @ramakristipati @lolyu @yxieca
-
-# test reporting
-test_reporting  @wangxin
-
-# tests
-tests/acl @bingwang-ms
-tests/acl/test_stress_acl.py @xwjiang-ms
-tests/arp
-tests/auditd @maipbui
-tests/autorestart @lerry-lee
-tests/bgp @StormLiangMS
-tests/cacl @ZhaohuiS
-tests/common/mellanox_data.py @keboliu @Junchao-Mellanox
-tests/common/* @wangxin @opcoder0
-tests/common2 @opcoder0 @wangxin
-tests/dualtor @lolyu @wsycqyz
-tests/dualtor_io @lolyu @wsycqyz
-tests/dualtor_mgmt @lolyu @wsycqyz
-tests/lldp @ZhaohuiS
-tests/pfcwd @lipxu
-tests/platform_tests    @prgeor
-tests/platform_tests/mellanox @keboliu @Junchao-Mellanox
-tests/platform_tests/fwutil @prgeor @alexrallen
-tests/platform_tests/files @prgeor @Junchao-Mellanox
-tests/platform_tests/test_auto_negotiation.py @prgeor @Junchao-Mellanox
-tests/platform_tests/thermal_control_test_helper.py @prgeor @Junchao-Mellanox
-tests/qos @XuChen-MSFT @wsycqyz
-tests/qos/test_buffer.py @stephenxs
-tests/qos/test_buffer_traditional.py @stephenxs
-tests/qos/files/dynamic_buffer_param.json @stephenxs
-tests/qos/files/mellanox @stephenxs @keboliu
-tests/qos/args @stephenxs
-tests/show_techsupport @yxieca @noaOrMlnx
-tests/system_health @prgeor @Junchao-Mellanox
-
-tests/setup-container.sh @theasianpianist @wangxin
-tests/* @sonic-net/sonic-mgmt-maintainer @wangxin