From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from smtp.kernel.org (aws-us-west-2-korg-mail-1.web.codeaurora.org [10.30.226.201]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.subspace.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 3477434D90D; Tue, 13 Jan 2026 17:47:35 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; arc=none smtp.client-ip=10.30.226.201 ARC-Seal:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1768326455; cv=none; b=ZSRKJ+gScGxZQs4X9+/VnRwrBpHD1eT6VsEi3plEi3jjwcM2xUPfEeTKaAGk2Lf6F0BLGo4vtw2vdTd6abbHR/eQjtQUrxNdmNCTopG/MkDFXfDYsWvnhsOkUAwhPmzXys9XlAe7JzLf1eayUkjsH8xHfnh0vtIM7i1ZXVuWWfc= ARC-Message-Signature:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1768326455; c=relaxed/simple; bh=08QBqmZ6vl5jlxbVBid2paYidrcy2skUmee6MBLxCEo=; h=From:Date:Subject:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Message-Id:To:Cc; b=X+JDF4xruI5vRZzw5cmbZt+AZayfj+mlVXvkqJBWyrKbvMsBSTums2xeEP80wNHwovrVqnbiSvFBqxnRgy3DAIOeqCF/dqvOp/TGCHCBuL7IusZF9doAE+0hcoSfj+FOfIJ/jDb3577wBupoPonxBKyASZOBU1ISLBBOuwFElCM= ARC-Authentication-Results:i=1; smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=kernel.org header.i=@kernel.org header.b=V6fMARB7; arc=none smtp.client-ip=10.30.226.201 Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=kernel.org header.i=@kernel.org header.b="V6fMARB7" Received: by smtp.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 782F9C116C6; Tue, 13 Jan 2026 17:47:33 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=kernel.org; s=k20201202; t=1768326455; bh=08QBqmZ6vl5jlxbVBid2paYidrcy2skUmee6MBLxCEo=; h=From:Date:Subject:To:Cc:From; b=V6fMARB73crLUQJ3VXRzYWZvy2+J/IlMqbM9xQL8XoBUkWHyFBaPGsTJNDjG+wPF8 cOcVEy5aDuQxPOIfqs6S9137QqBP1/txIs1f0d/Gf4XnNQja/5pGMBlKlviT2Xv51H qctFeQdCxemnDgOOyf7l1y623B1k3xaStTe0WgNq/GbHlovvaejezb7YTkAhUG3GNZ idI530vRvAfZhFzDu1i3YVVaVaoAGiH2eIxiBiRKTvvy/IAxb630i8DpFIxiOQQji0 rGFbb74hmD/DclXCjeUkQDwDAYKHagUvRbbjWIys2rTQH3PHtV904WZBgh5HigBalu ASmaSy2EYE6mg== From: Simon Horman Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2026 17:47:15 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] docs: netdev: refine 15-patch limit Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: workflows@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <20260113-15-minutes-of-fame-v1-1-0806b418c6fd@kernel.org> X-B4-Tracking: v=1; b=H4sIACKFZmkC/x3MQQqAIBBA0avErBtwNCO6SrSIHGsWWmhFEN09a fkW/z+QOQln6KsHEl+SZYsFVFcwr1NcGMUVg1a6VUQGyWKQeB6ccfPop8DodWNU56xVTFDCPbG X+58O4/t+HT3EdmQAAAA= X-Change-ID: 20260113-15-minutes-of-fame-f24308d550e1 To: "David S. Miller" , Eric Dumazet , Jakub Kicinski , Paolo Abeni , Jonathan Corbet Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, workflows@vger.kernel.org, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org X-Mailer: b4 0.14.2 The 15 patch limit is intended by the maintainers to cover all outstanding patches on the mailing list, not just those in a single patchset. Document this practice accordingly. Signed-off-by: Simon Horman --- Documentation/process/maintainer-netdev.rst | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/process/maintainer-netdev.rst b/Documentation/process/maintainer-netdev.rst index 989192421cc9db6c93c816f2dfb7afbe48dd25fc..d98d2f46129eb0eaf55e5106d50b214ddc7bfb67 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/maintainer-netdev.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/maintainer-netdev.rst @@ -363,6 +363,14 @@ just do it. As a result, a sequence of smaller series gets merged quicker and with better review coverage. Re-posting large series also increases the mailing list traffic. +Limit patches outstanding on mailing list +----------------------------------------- + +Avoid having more than 15 patches, across all series, outstanding for +review on the mailing list. This limit is intended to focus developer +effort on testing patches before upstream review. Aiding the quality of +upstream submissions, and easing the load on reviewers. + .. _rcs: Local variable ordering ("reverse xmas tree", "RCS")