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 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.0 required=3.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SIGNED_OFF_BY,SPF_PASS autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 25C95C43441 for ; Thu, 15 Nov 2018 07:58:31 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E2BAD2089D for ; Thu, 15 Nov 2018 07:58:30 +0000 (UTC) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 mail.kernel.org E2BAD2089D Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=linux-m68k.org Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; spf=none smtp.mailfrom=linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1728776AbeKOSFN (ORCPT ); Thu, 15 Nov 2018 13:05:13 -0500 Received: from mail-vk1-f195.google.com ([209.85.221.195]:34409 "EHLO mail-vk1-f195.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1726574AbeKOSFN (ORCPT ); Thu, 15 Nov 2018 13:05:13 -0500 Received: by mail-vk1-f195.google.com with SMTP id y14so4276460vkd.1 for ; Wed, 14 Nov 2018 23:58:28 -0800 (PST) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=3whvaQXr+8IIbo75NjC+Q16kxNPFSx5splXXYPVT8mc=; b=uLQlyT3LAcCjGnTzx2YckNu+rF1Sbdcb0m1Eg1b7pKzjP37sI0bqb/IagdHSaehkde xzdTbWIZUAqmS2yzS+RTU2fDk/E5afQr4kb3g7fPo3gh3Hycs3rACpct9u43ENZzWrfa 9n4dgs8L3aEeX7CIs4CwyhMv17v3zqO3X9G5rEEtuSyEcIHN4IqYuJBWw61VnnimTYeR Q15Ly6ZHSnaDTExiofv8OV/LH0DdHVnscW/MgnJMv1cZTtfSU6fX8Km4EzGzrEe1zx4E fd967YQh9MQAi90NupEIabu95H5dqQq9xjMhoTZTORf5+v6MjNc8WPunDJFXffyS+AP+ 9ggg== X-Gm-Message-State: AGRZ1gKznBwSLwE9uuoEvXNsXecCHscZpu07iDLh4JIfI75zL/ip/xjQ cJDcHlf8hjs3QhukD1rMxjf3RBplActK9/RON8M= X-Google-Smtp-Source: AJdET5dOiqkW9DfgDIKv77uImzWI6EYQ8AuEy89q2NHVVZp8IYyDIA/+hNskH3XRSxK6tYKBAC0uL2JAnrymgN47Z5E= X-Received: by 2002:a1f:bfc6:: with SMTP id p189mr2214725vkf.83.1542268707642; Wed, 14 Nov 2018 23:58:27 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <154225759358.2499188.15268218778137905050.stgit@dwillia2-desk3.amr.corp.intel.com> <154225760492.2499188.14152986544451112930.stgit@dwillia2-desk3.amr.corp.intel.com> In-Reply-To: <154225760492.2499188.14152986544451112930.stgit@dwillia2-desk3.amr.corp.intel.com> From: Geert Uytterhoeven Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2018 08:58:15 +0100 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [Ksummit-discuss] [RFC PATCH 2/3] MAINTAINERS, Handbook: Subsystem Profile To: Dan Williams Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List , vishal.l.verma@intel.com, ksummit-discuss@lists.linuxfoundation.org, Greg KH , "linux-nvdimm@lists.01.org" , Dmitry Vyukov , Mauro Carvalho Chehab , stfrench@microsoft.com, "Tobin C. Harding" Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi Dan, On Thu, Nov 15, 2018 at 6:05 AM Dan Williams wrote: > As presented at the 2018 Linux Plumbers conference [1], the Subsystem > Profile is proposed as a way to reduce friction between committers and > maintainers and perhaps encourage conversations amongst maintainers > about best practice policies. > > The profile contains short answers to some of the common policy > questions a contributor might have, or that a maintainer might consider > formalizing. The current list of maintenance policies is: > > Overview: General introduction to maintaining the subsystem > Core: List of source files considered core > Leaf: List of source files that consume core functionality > Patches or Pull requests: Simple statement of expected submission format > Last -rc for new feature submissions: Expected lead time for submissions > Last -rc to merge features: Deadline for merge decisions > Non-author Ack / Review Tags Required: Patch review economics > Test Suite: Pass this suite before requesting inclusion > Resubmit Cadence: When to ping the maintainer > Trusted Reviewers: Help for triaging patches > Time Zone / Office Hours: When might a maintainer be available > Checkpatch / Style Cleanups: Policy on pure cleanup patches > Off-list review: Request for review gates > TODO: Potential development tasks up for grabs, or active focus areas > > The goal of the Subsystem Profile is to set expectations for > contributors and interim or replacement maintainers for a subsystem. > > See Documentation/maintainer/subsystem-profile.rst for more details, and > a follow-on example profile for the libnvdimm subsystem. > Signed-off-by: Dan Williams Thanks for your patch! > --- /dev/null > +++ b/Documentation/maintainer/subsystem-profile.rst > +Last -rc to merge features > +-------------------------- > +Indicate to contributors the point at which an as yet un-applied patch > +set will need to wait for the NEXT+1 merge window. Of course there is no > +obligation to ever except any given patchset, but if the review has not s/except/accept/ > +concluded by this point the expectation the contributor should wait and expectation is (that) > +resubmit for the following merge window. The answer may be different for > +'Core:' files, include a second entry prefixed with 'Core:' if so. Gr{oetje,eeting}s, Geert -- Geert Uytterhoeven -- There's lots of Linux beyond ia32 -- geert@linux-m68k.org In personal conversations with technical people, I call myself a hacker. But when I'm talking to journalists I just say "programmer" or something like that. -- Linus Torvalds