Re: [PATCH v2 0/8] kobject: Add default group support to kobj_type and replace subsystem uses

[Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>]

On Sat, Apr 27, 2019 at 02:18:56AM -0400, Kimberly Brown wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 25, 2019 at 10:12:53PM +0200, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> > On Mon, Apr 01, 2019 at 10:51:10PM -0400, Kimberly Brown wrote:
> > > This patchset adds support for default attribute groups to kobj_type.
> > > Also, the uses of kobj_type's default_attrs field are replaced with
> > > default_groups in the following subsystems:
> > >  - samples
> > >  - block
> > >  - net
> > >  - irq
> > >  - padata
> > >  - cpufreq
> > >  - livepatch
> > > 
> > > The subsystem maintainers and lists will be copied on the subsystem
> > > patches.
> > > 
> > > The uses of kobj_type's default_attrs field in the other subsystems will
> > > be replaced in future patchsets.
> > 
> > Thanks for all of these, now queued up.  Patches to fix up the other
> > subsystems are always welcome :)
> > 
> > greg k-h
> 
> Thanks, Greg! I'll start preparing more patches.
> 
> I know that patches should be in linux-next for some time before the
> merge window opens. How long do they typically need to be in linux-next?

It depends on the maintainer, what they feel like.  I like to have a
week or so, but some like more, and others less.

Sorry there's not a single answer.

> I'm trying to figure out if the next patches I work on could be included
> in the next merge window, in which case I'll let the maintainers know
> that the patch will either need to go through the driver-core tree or
> wait for the next release cycle.

Mention that I can take them all through my tree now, as that's usually
the easiest thing for api changes like this.

thanks,

greg k-h