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 Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [209.51.188.17]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 86AB1C433EF for ; Fri, 10 Dec 2021 10:52:17 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost ([::1]:34348 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1mvdVg-0004qM-9s for qemu-devel@archiver.kernel.org; Fri, 10 Dec 2021 05:52:16 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:34122) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1mvdUl-0002v4-RZ for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Fri, 10 Dec 2021 05:51:19 -0500 Received: from us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com ([170.10.133.124]:46687) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1mvdUh-0001V3-96 for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Fri, 10 Dec 2021 05:51:17 -0500 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=redhat.com; s=mimecast20190719; t=1639133474; h=from:from:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date:message-id:message-id: to:to:cc:cc:mime-version:mime-version:content-type:content-type: in-reply-to:in-reply-to:references:references; bh=lm6Y2iS1Yy0UtJTMyphkV97A/gwh+Vjw4+xtIg/5uC4=; b=HBwS28L+myTrTdR43mSHpunsTnv5sq+fvcQVtkcX7VfJVfYmoRmSMo3FKUi0lICLO9/bvI tCljrJNobX8p270KoGp1bbTQgQsNHd4gsmE0lHhscMLFShSAZ63ASCzhLdjP7XL1Z26h9K jPMKZQcY+a8AECKUSnzLZKbaeptoBvQ= Received: from mimecast-mx01.redhat.com (mimecast-mx01.redhat.com [209.132.183.4]) by relay.mimecast.com with ESMTP with STARTTLS (version=TLSv1.2, cipher=TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384) id us-mta-592-BJSt7i6dPCitbcSCrB4nMw-1; Fri, 10 Dec 2021 05:51:11 -0500 X-MC-Unique: BJSt7i6dPCitbcSCrB4nMw-1 Received: from smtp.corp.redhat.com (int-mx07.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com [10.5.11.22]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mimecast-mx01.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 3599534787; Fri, 10 Dec 2021 10:51:10 +0000 (UTC) Received: from fedora (unknown [10.40.193.61]) by smtp.corp.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E360E10013D0; Fri, 10 Dec 2021 10:51:08 +0000 (UTC) Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2021 11:51:05 +0100 From: =?iso-8859-1?B?SuFu?= Tomko To: Alex =?iso-8859-1?Q?Benn=E9e?= Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] blog post: how to get your new feature up-streamed Message-ID: References: <20211126203319.3298089-1-alex.bennee@linaro.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <20211126203319.3298089-1-alex.bennee@linaro.org> X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.84 on 10.5.11.22 Authentication-Results: relay.mimecast.com; auth=pass smtp.auth=CUSA124A263 smtp.mailfrom=jtomko@redhat.com X-Mimecast-Spam-Score: 0 X-Mimecast-Originator: redhat.com Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha256; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="Vw3A40oDmxARJ64w" Content-Disposition: inline Received-SPF: pass client-ip=170.10.133.124; envelope-from=jtomko@redhat.com; helo=us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com X-Spam_score_int: -33 X-Spam_score: -3.4 X-Spam_bar: --- X-Spam_report: (-3.4 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIMWL_WL_HIGH=-0.619, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW=-0.7, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H2=-0.001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: qemu-devel@nongnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: pbonzini@redhat.com, thuth@redhat.com, qemu-devel@nongnu.org Errors-To: qemu-devel-bounces+qemu-devel=archiver.kernel.org@nongnu.org Sender: "Qemu-devel" --Vw3A40oDmxARJ64w Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On a Friday in 2021, Alex Benn=E9e wrote: >Experience has shown that getting new functionality up-streamed can be >a somewhat painful process. Lets see if we can collect some of our >community knowledge into a blog post describing some best practices >for getting code accepted. > >[AJB: obviously RFC for now, need material for the end] > >Signed-off-by: Alex Benn=E9e >--- > ...26-so-you-want-to-add-something-to-qemu.md | 100 ++++++++++++++++++ > 1 file changed, 100 insertions(+) > create mode 100644 _posts/2021-11-26-so-you-want-to-add-something-to-qemu= .md > >diff --git a/_posts/2021-11-26-so-you-want-to-add-something-to-qemu.md b/_= posts/2021-11-26-so-you-want-to-add-something-to-qemu.md >new file mode 100644 >index 0000000..d38c0ca >--- /dev/null >+++ b/_posts/2021-11-26-so-you-want-to-add-something-to-qemu.md [..] >+The maintainers path >+=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D >+ [..] >+I won't pretend there isn't some commitment required when becoming a >+maintainer. However if you were motivated enough to write the code for >+a new feature you should be up to keeping it running smoothly in the >+upstream. The level of effort required is also proportional to the >+popularity of the feature - there is a world of difference between >+maintaining an individual device and a core subsystem. If the feature >+ Unfinished sentence. >+Practically you will probably want to get yourself a >+[GitLab](https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/blob/master/MAINTAINERS) >+account so you can run the CI tests on your pull requests. While >+membership of `qemu-devel` is recommended no one is expecting you to >+read every message sent to it as long as you look at those where you >+are explicitly Cc'd. >+ >+Now if you are convinced to become a maintainer for your new feature >+lets discuss how you can improve the chances of getting it merged. >+ * let's Jano --Vw3A40oDmxARJ64w Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQEzBAEBCAAdFiEE7DTm0WabvfIr7YZ4Ak1z5KIMl5QFAmGzMRQACgkQAk1z5KIM l5QlqQf/QY9CGNFeiTBOHPDMyb/0FlaJyIc/26+7veppXX2wKNodXhkA6jEOABLc LqbWl4dLWHBgvkCtQHFwPpcjCdzSPuqWG9oAvkT3LAUgALAnTBr+5sagTzy/eRzq WduToFp/jhEToyote4L0lyuCgxcZ5BIXc8mJT2WzLD+z8T11yZJT+aRU0F8XimGD 4zZP/oCJw6tyiE59EMDagiIYwY1YCm3RNHZ//0lU3jTqCkNa+qLo0s6NH1waM6L7 fYqcl026FCuXpf5BH7iKT0gm4x79R6msOlf8XDGL5f4LMT6wcZcL9jOrn/g66T3L j8X/93FPJ5S5T90krdv9yBL1yjfXhQ== =QaFI -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Vw3A40oDmxARJ64w--