Re: [PATCH 00/13] bcache: fixes and update for 4.14

Jens Axboe
2017-09-06T15:46:07Z

On 09/06/2017 09:41 AM, Coly Li wrote:
> On 2017/9/6 下午10:20, Jens Axboe wrote:
>> On Wed, Sep 06 2017, Coly Li wrote:
>>> Hi Jens,
>>>
>>> Here are 12 patchs for bcache fixes and updates, most of them were posted
>>> by Eric Wheeler in 4.13 merge window, but delayed due to lack of code
>>> review.
>>
>> Next time, please send this _before_ the merge window opens. Not a huge
>> problem for this series, since it has been posted numerous times in the
>> past and already has good review coverage, but it really should have
>> been in linux-next for a week or two before heading upstream.
>>
> Hi Jens,
>
> Copied, send patches _before_ merge window opens.
>
> But could you please to give me a hint, how can I find when a specific
> merge window will open ? I search LKML, and see people send pull
> requests for 4.14 merge window, but I don't see any announcement for
> 4.14 merge window time slot.

The merge window opens when Linus releases the previous kernel. So you
have to try and keep track of when he expects to do that. That really
isn't that difficult - Linus always cuts a release on Sundays. We always
have 7 or 8 rc releases, so a good time to check is his mail on -rc6 or
-rc7 release, that usually gives a good indication of when he expects to
release the final.

To keep things simple, if you always have things ready when -rc7 is
released, then you are at least one week out from the merge window,
possibly two if we end up doing an -rc8. That means you don't have to
track anything, you know the exact date of when -rc7 is released since
Linus's schedule is usually reliable.

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Jens Axboe