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 512A132B9B4; Thu, 15 Jan 2026 13:54:15 +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=1768485255; cv=none; b=DM6OTdvG3wiblXmSSO17h/v+J3Bg55iyfK3sYS+Vhw8hz/ootvpXyV9Kt5BL/h2FIkEkmI2rGEf51kHbdX/jvMd3X7OAstaUrvC1zGPvvl/Txuet9+eU+GjgvQYsjIk41DyrBpfG2Uf6/ODzWiyEtF3I3UBBHF/OxzVYBJJzkLQ= ARC-Message-Signature:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1768485255; c=relaxed/simple; bh=WSXLOcHxIxtOZjLHJ9uAAQOGI0Bc9Qh95Zk3kWa0HzY=; h=From:Date:Subject:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Message-Id:To:Cc; b=AAwqwBO7vAN7GKyI4KHfiJwGE01lWUEF5GBBGDsnswb65pEKPuv3DNaH/0fbvyv3n3obEMNOCRBMaxH9DEqX4kFnmvjCp3mt/RqmkdtuD2StE6cwXkF5ejffyMHuUUgzphEfHXnZHKGiTNz6xhkXVz0I0+x7G578G0JGUYZgf4I= ARC-Authentication-Results:i=1; smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=kernel.org header.i=@kernel.org header.b=so+Z/t4Y; 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="so+Z/t4Y" Received: by smtp.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 76B7BC116D0; Thu, 15 Jan 2026 13:54:13 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=kernel.org; s=k20201202; t=1768485255; bh=WSXLOcHxIxtOZjLHJ9uAAQOGI0Bc9Qh95Zk3kWa0HzY=; h=From:Date:Subject:To:Cc:From; b=so+Z/t4YX3N5EtouxVjh1Wgqzjd1WQexNx3d1thQ2/4DzlyMZ5CGtcl0Jp3FUChOS RsX5e7gB7CvjPTeixAvVDE/fpl3yrCJsBp3LcICskQR0ZLfSx/STBo1SL0/IOfgrhh 77PkDnw2Y1RP4f/hJhGhgpVkjpI7oTbBoSG2Qw6IbN3c8tIjF/F1QFKDLdrSb2OIN7 Hc+7aqaFwM43julB+1Xv/5qbBFj8rkasgW2NuSKX0ZIZCb6LU6vPILNnVVyxhnjllJ 2785c6vJxkC2C9tR2fKYsRd4YFkC7HJuzmpPSOVMx/YAdUXD4UiGfZy3mK7Rms6Pxi TTCThhe9QH+AA== From: Simon Horman Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2026 13:54:00 +0000 Subject: [PATCH v2] 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: <20260115-15-minutes-of-fame-v2-1-70cbf0883aff@kernel.org> X-B4-Tracking: v=1; b=H4sIAHfxaGkC/32NQQ6CMBBFr0Jm7ZhOoYS48h6GBcIUJkpLWmw0h LtbOYDL95L//gaRg3CES7FB4CRRvMugTwX0U+dGRhkyg1a6VkQlksFZ3GvliN6i7WZGq6tSNYM xignycAls5X1Eb23mSeLqw+f4SPSzf3OJkFA1qr5X1PS1Ha4PDo6fZx9GaPd9/wJQQEsTtQAAA A== 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 on a per-tree basis. Not just those in a single patchset. Document this practice accordingly. Signed-off-by: Simon Horman --- Changes in v2: - Clarify that the limit is per-tree. (Jakub) - Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260113-15-minutes-of-fame-v1-1-0806b418c6fd@kernel.org --- Documentation/process/maintainer-netdev.rst | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/process/maintainer-netdev.rst b/Documentation/process/maintainer-netdev.rst index 989192421cc9db6c93c816f2dfb7afbe48dd25fc..6bce4507d5d3136270bbf552880451e08b137b61 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/maintainer-netdev.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/maintainer-netdev.rst @@ -363,6 +363,18 @@ 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 for a single tree. In other words, a maximum of +15 patches under review on net, and a maximum of 15 patches under review on +net-next. + +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")