From patchwork Wed Mar 30 04:24:58 2022 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Patchwork-Submitter: Jakub Kicinski X-Patchwork-Id: 12795428 X-Patchwork-Delegate: kuba@kernel.org Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B9EC6C43219 for ; Wed, 30 Mar 2022 04:25:31 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S242542AbiC3E1L (ORCPT ); Wed, 30 Mar 2022 00:27:11 -0400 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:39388 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S242522AbiC3E1C (ORCPT ); Wed, 30 Mar 2022 00:27:02 -0400 Received: from ams.source.kernel.org (ams.source.kernel.org [IPv6:2604:1380:4601:e00::1]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D7EE3DF12; Tue, 29 Mar 2022 21:25:17 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtp.kernel.org (relay.kernel.org [52.25.139.140]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by ams.source.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 96A68B81B3B; Wed, 30 Mar 2022 04:25:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: by smtp.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id EB23BC34111; Wed, 30 Mar 2022 04:25:14 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=kernel.org; s=k20201202; t=1648614315; bh=l58mJnP81DtmPGRPX5qWvZ3Q2ots0mc89rQXBZoafjQ=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:Date:In-Reply-To:References:From; b=jgbQubZUZ5HGW59kwd414J/Wj6kT1sHSErfPKwplGBQVy8s1D+7CQ929ewaPoeR9I WZSUEqNNPOjmet5Bqb5UUnw7scdoYvJnOznlG6Ry3H5tJJX5M2x7HEb9LpFS0tZs+V 6+E8H9PdaZQNGqU+WMNF2iCo+tIwk/n+o3xcwG6Knfu+PFpQNaxhgRst3EOfofJsqQ 8K+TkLaMdoUcQ24iBj0BmKjTp/vH6ef4Nl1Zj5GWKTzZQ86rtoIS8ZJ1UwIRpISpNA +NJJAyHyy1vOJLVJ+fQayew9f9ideNR00W1E7caRHJkRBworVSGTcsYd9a2FtNeLSe j+jSHg/OmA4oQ== From: Jakub Kicinski 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 Subject: [PATCH net v3 07/14] docs: netdev: rephrase the 'Under review' question Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2022 21:24:58 -0700 Message-Id: <20220330042505.2902770-8-kuba@kernel.org> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.34.1 In-Reply-To: <20220330042505.2902770-1-kuba@kernel.org> References: <20220330042505.2902770-1-kuba@kernel.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: netdev@vger.kernel.org X-Patchwork-Delegate: kuba@kernel.org The semantics of "Under review" have shifted. Reword the question about it a bit and focus it on the response time. Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli --- v3: remove the going back to the end of the queue threat --- Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst b/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst index e10a8140d642..00ac300ebe6a 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst @@ -116,10 +116,12 @@ patch. Patches are indexed by the ``Message-ID`` header of the emails which carried them so if you have trouble finding your patch append the value of ``Message-ID`` to the URL above. -The above only says "Under Review". How can I find out more? -------------------------------------------------------------- +How long before my patch is accepted? +------------------------------------- Generally speaking, the patches get triaged quickly (in less than -48h). So be patient. Asking the maintainer for status updates on your +48h). But be patient, if your patch is active in patchwork (i.e. it's +listed on the project's patch list) the chances it was missed are close to zero. +Asking the maintainer for status updates on your patch is a good way to ensure your patch is ignored or pushed to the bottom of the priority list.