From b623b38c30a01ef51b91f1fb30b706d74cb54ae4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Zach Corleissen <zacharysarah@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2018 15:23:27 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Backport OWNERS from master to release-1.9 (#9491)

---
 OWNERS | 20 +++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/OWNERS b/OWNERS
index cd20432f48..d78c7e41c9 100644
--- a/OWNERS
+++ b/OWNERS
@@ -1,11 +1,21 @@
+# Reviewers can /lgtm /approve but not sufficient for auto-merge without an
+# approver
 reviewers:
-- tengqm
-- zhangxiaoyu-zidif
+- rajakavitha1
+- stewart-yu
 - xiangpengzhao
+- zhangxiaoyu-zidif
+
+# Approvers have all the ability of reviewers but their /approve makes
+# auto-merge happen if a /lgtm exists, or vice versa, or they can do both
+# No need for approvers to also be listed as reviewers
 approvers:
-- heckj
 - bradamant3
 - bradtopol
-- steveperry-53
-- zacharysarah
 - chenopis
+- kbarnard10
+- mistyhacks
+- steveperry-53
+- tengqm
+- zacharysarah
+- zparnold