From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5E033C5ACB3 for ; Sat, 18 Nov 2023 17:24:19 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S229892AbjKRRYU (ORCPT ); Sat, 18 Nov 2023 12:24:20 -0500 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:51472 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S229463AbjKRRYU (ORCPT ); Sat, 18 Nov 2023 12:24:20 -0500 Received: from smtp.kernel.org (relay.kernel.org [52.25.139.140]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 5E3C2D8 for ; Sat, 18 Nov 2023 09:24:17 -0800 (PST) Received: by smtp.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id D8CC8C433C8; Sat, 18 Nov 2023 17:24:14 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=kernel.org; s=k20201202; t=1700328255; bh=62dpH03N4qYBj5fuvCh5GIsG70ZbcO/hYsqFaTMiAv4=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:Date:From; b=cC4Vgh/opsJGfm2nMGf9HZtZeW+zRi1ogM9OdcJUNsOilMzzYY36hH+/SsQn8oZfY N1mXPnu2S16SWFEwn277dtliEhyWyYpi/CvrNUmEteCp4JnN58ZtLuCDmGR/CX2OT3 8Uvj8Y1ufhnugI8tlkzdWeQjUYAKpaR01CSuEuVAcedMAEy29tvJiMraSnR7/fmUwA GN5c2qb1RbPshpFc9j2PbZwDk3amSw3aY0cW1o+GrXGUGfs4ZC4GxAFXDei8Ikej/m mx6c1EObGnc2ZjWhYKa6cfkiOdNs7dgTG4BhWPeaLOwUcY10HLPZ6X3uFhDxby5N0N GsCe1aHdisxmg== From: Jakub Kicinski To: davem@davemloft.net Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, edumazet@google.com, pabeni@redhat.com, andrew@lunn.ch, Jakub Kicinski , corbet@lwn.net, workflows@vger.kernel.org, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org Subject: [PATCH net] docs: netdev: try to guide people on dealing with silence Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2023 09:24:12 -0800 Message-ID: <20231118172412.202605-1-kuba@kernel.org> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.42.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: workflows@vger.kernel.org There has been more than a few threads which went idle before the merge window and now people came back to them and started asking about next steps. We currently tell people to be patient and not to repost too often. Our "not too often", however, is still a few orders of magnitude faster than other subsystems. Or so I feel after hearing people talk about review rates at LPC. Clarify in the doc that if the discussion went idle for a week on netdev, 95% of the time there's no point waiting longer. Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski --- CC: corbet@lwn.net CC: workflows@vger.kernel.org CC: linux-doc@vger.kernel.org --- Documentation/process/maintainer-netdev.rst | 19 ++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/process/maintainer-netdev.rst b/Documentation/process/maintainer-netdev.rst index 7feacc20835e..9debfff3c65e 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/maintainer-netdev.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/maintainer-netdev.rst @@ -193,9 +193,22 @@ Review timelines Generally speaking, the patches get triaged quickly (in less than 48h). But be patient, if your patch is active in patchwork (i.e. it's listed on the project's patch list) the chances it was missed are close to zero. -Asking the maintainer for status updates on your -patch is a good way to ensure your patch is ignored or pushed to the -bottom of the priority list. + +On the other hand, due to the volume of development discussions on netdev +are very unlikely to be reignited after a week of silence. If patch is +no longer active in patchwork and the thread went idle for more than +a week - clarify the next steps and/or post the next version. + +For RFC postings specifically, if nobody responded in a week - reviewers +either missed the posting or have no strong opinions. If the code is ready +repost as a PATCH. + +Emails saying just "ping" or "bump" are considered rude. If you can't figure +out the status of the patch from patchwork or where the discussion has +landed - describe your best guess and ask if it's correct. For example:: + + I don't understand what the next steps are. Person X seems to be unhappy + with A, should I do B and repost the patches? .. _Changes requested: -- 2.42.0