From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (smtp1.linux-foundation.org [172.17.192.35]) by mail.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id EA4E6AAC for ; Thu, 16 Jul 2015 15:12:29 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mezzanine.sirena.org.uk (mezzanine.sirena.org.uk [106.187.55.193]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 7F690275 for ; Thu, 16 Jul 2015 15:12:29 +0000 (UTC) Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2015 16:12:14 +0100 From: Mark Brown To: James Bottomley Message-ID: <20150716151214.GQ4039@sirena.org.uk> References: <20150710160714.GL111846@vmdeb7> <20150710222351.GA28632@kroah.com> <20150711000034.GU111846@vmdeb7> <20150711001348.GA30675@kroah.com> <20150711055441.GA6316@sudip-PC> <20150715212043.775be5d2@gandalf.local.home> <20150716132551.GH4039@sirena.org.uk> <20150716094720.2bf9f5ac@gandalf.local.home> <20150716144155.GM4039@sirena.org.uk> <1437057999.18768.38.camel@HansenPartnership.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha256; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="lG9v85r552aFjg4G" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1437057999.18768.38.camel@HansenPartnership.com> Cc: ksummit-discuss@lists.linuxfoundation.org, Dan Carpenter , Jason Cooper Subject: Re: [Ksummit-discuss] [CORE TOPIC] Recruitment (Reviewers, Testers, Maintainers, Hobbyists) List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , --lG9v85r552aFjg4G Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline On Thu, Jul 16, 2015 at 05:46:39PM +0300, James Bottomley wrote: > On Thu, 2015-07-16 at 15:41 +0100, Mark Brown wrote: > > On Thu, Jul 16, 2015 at 09:47:20AM -0400, Steven Rostedt wrote: > > > Well, then to each their own. I prefer the content free ping, because in > > > my mail client (claws), it brings the original patch up to the front > > > (my threading is to sort by latest email in the thread). A simple ping > > > will move their patch ahead of other patches that may have been sent > > > later, but are still in the abyss. > > Interesting, not noticed a mail client with that sorting scheme before. > I thought all mail clients can do this ... evolution certainly does and > I use it and imap labels to create lists of patches ready for applying. Hrm, perhaps it's more common in graphical clients than text mode ones - I have to confess I've never really got on with graphical clients for kernel workflow and everything else I'm much more inbox 0. I mostly use mutt but I do try others from time to time. > However, there is an unintended consequence: If I'm working from this > list and applying patches in the order the mail client is presenting > them, any patch which receives a reply gets dragged to the bottom of my > list. Usually this is correct because it means there's still debate > about the patch, but if you're going to send me pings as replies, they > have the same effect and delay the testing and application of the patch. Heh. --lG9v85r552aFjg4G Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: Digital signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2 iQEcBAEBCAAGBQJVp8nNAAoJECTWi3JdVIfQujQH+gPUz1mfCISEhPccL8HtmNgP 3gNZIESJMVquS7WYVtUKv6HsVju0jxFdBaxZSfAQLm0B/bfMHmepHn0wPzoG/z1A CE1+mrsujySzMKTTp0aWntHPVVOOccVMAdg5Pec7eCTSKun6nEffnr45MvNJZTCy +Vd+g8hUwDOQCZo+vI2oyjdBT6vNlaiBqIVa2Uv8fIzxyURHOXz8fyQ28goKSGxN QtqTP3OzS1SVgvz4XLEHJBCLv5Mo0UdQaiA9pqZb4zkrfM3RPJCS3DYbqAOzAPb+ 7LH8dciCSuWuRkBu2Gb6+Pu2rnTYqCp4Pv/yZSoSlS+3DDCHM7DQ1tCFC6db8OY= =6JOX -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --lG9v85r552aFjg4G--