Re: [V3, PATCH] Add additional hidraw input/output report ioctls.

[Dean Camera <dean@fourwalledcubicle.com>]

On 28/11/2020 7:11 am, Filipe Laíns wrote:
> On Fri, 2020-11-27 at 15:05 +1100, Dean Camera wrote:
>> Thank you for the review, Filipe!
>>
>> I'm still new to the kernel patch submission process, so I'm a little
>> perplexed by the next steps. Who will decide if it is to be applied, and
>> is there any further action I need to take?
> 
> No worries :)
> That'd probably Benjamin Tissoires, co-maintainer of the HID subsystem.
> There is no further action you need to take, just wait. Please understand that
> these things can sometimes take a while as maintainer time is limited and they
> may have a long backlog to fight through.
> 

I completely understand - I maintain some open source projects myself, 
so I know how it is. I'm just a millenial used to pull requests, issue 
trackers and/or email attachments, so I wasn't too sure how to proceed 
here and didn't want to mis-step and end up with it getting lost due to 
my own inaction.

Thank you both sincerely for your time and efforts, they are very much 
appreciated.

> Also be aware that maintainers might be a bit conservative about adding new
> features as they will be required to maintain them in the long run, so don't
> take it personally if they chose not to to merge some of your patches.
> 
>> I am obviously keen, but not impatient, to get this feature in. I'm
>> happy to follow whatever process is required, I just haven't found
>> anything beyond the initial "submitting your patch" documentation.
> 
> Yeah, I sympathize. The process essentially is to send the patch and wait :P
> 

I do wish there was a way to track the patches a little better - I fully 
understand about the time pressures involved, but having a way to at 
least know it was seen and added to a backlog somewhere would be nice. 
Alas, I fear such talk is somewhat like the proverbial ocean boiling.

> Just one thing, in the kernel mailing lists you are discouraged to top-post.

Thanks for the advice, taken under consideration :).

> 
> A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
> Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
> 
> A: Top-posting.
> Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail?
> 
> A: No.
> Q: Should I include quotations after my reply?
> 
>> Cheers!
>> - Dean
> 
> Cheers,
> Filipe Laíns
> 

Cheers!
- Dean