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From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
To: davem@davemloft.net
Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, pabeni@redhat.com, corbet@lwn.net,
	bpf@vger.kernel.org, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, andrew@lunn.ch,
	f.fainelli@gmail.com, Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH net 11/13] docs: netdev: call out the merge window in tag checking
Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2022 19:53:58 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20220327025400.2481365-12-kuba@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20220327025400.2481365-1-kuba@kernel.org>

Add the most important case to the question about "where are we
in the cycle" - the case of net-next being closed.

Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
---
 Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst b/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst
index 17c0f8a73a4b..a7367a757a4b 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst
+++ b/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst
@@ -103,7 +103,9 @@ So where are we now in this cycle?
 
 and note the top of the "tags" section.  If it is rc1, it is early in
 the dev cycle.  If it was tagged rc7 a week ago, then a release is
-probably imminent.
+probably imminent. If the most recent tag is a final release tag
+(without an ``-rcN`` suffix) - we are most likely in a merge window
+and ``net-next`` is closed.
 
 How can I tell the status of a patch I've sent?
 -----------------------------------------------
-- 
2.34.1


  parent reply	other threads:[~2022-03-27  2:54 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 24+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2022-03-27  2:53 [PATCH net 00/13] docs: update and move the netdev-FAQ Jakub Kicinski
2022-03-27  2:53 ` [PATCH net 01/13] docs: netdev: replace references to old archives Jakub Kicinski
2022-03-27  2:53 ` [PATCH net 02/13] docs: netdev: minor reword Jakub Kicinski
2022-03-27  2:53 ` [PATCH net 03/13] docs: netdev: move the patch marking section up Jakub Kicinski
2022-03-27 16:28   ` Andrew Lunn
2022-03-28 17:38     ` Jakub Kicinski
2022-03-27  2:53 ` [PATCH net 04/13] docs: netdev: turn the net-next closed into a Warning Jakub Kicinski
2022-03-27 16:35   ` Andrew Lunn
2022-03-29  8:06   ` Martin Habets
2022-03-27  2:53 ` [PATCH net 05/13] docs: netdev: shorten the name and mention msgid for patch status Jakub Kicinski
2022-03-27  2:53 ` [PATCH net 06/13] docs: netdev: rephrase the 'Under review' question Jakub Kicinski
2022-03-27  2:53 ` [PATCH net 07/13] docs: netdev: rephrase the 'should I update patchwork' question Jakub Kicinski
2022-03-27  2:53 ` [PATCH net 08/13] docs: netdev: add a question about re-posting frequency Jakub Kicinski
2022-03-27 16:40   ` Andrew Lunn
2022-03-27  2:53 ` [PATCH net 09/13] docs: netdev: make the testing requirement more stringent Jakub Kicinski
2022-03-27 16:42   ` Andrew Lunn
2022-03-28 17:51     ` Jakub Kicinski
2022-03-27  2:53 ` [PATCH net 10/13] docs: netdev: add missing back ticks Jakub Kicinski
2022-03-27  2:53 ` Jakub Kicinski [this message]
2022-03-27  2:53 ` [PATCH net 12/13] docs: netdev: broaden the new vs old code formatting guidelines Jakub Kicinski
2022-03-27  2:54 ` [PATCH net 13/13] docs: netdev: move the netdev-FAQ to the process pages Jakub Kicinski
2022-03-29  4:38 ` [PATCH net 00/13] docs: update and move the netdev-FAQ Kuniyuki Iwashima
2022-03-29  4:52   ` Jakub Kicinski
2022-03-29  7:22     ` Kuniyuki Iwashima

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