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x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: D4F9820015 X-Stat-Signature: dwmjkork557e6sxqea3tnnahrfsom18m X-Rspam-User: X-Rspamd-Server: rspam07 X-HE-Tag: 1774455457-331520 X-HE-Meta: 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 7bVnjBmG QiLx3c8uonbimev/AOymwXGCVVml/6vzEmtnxCmcSuwfWA1Ruu92OPv624tDG71SJJYDfeoleenCXAzfcAR+udjmk8bY9wtTmYlRlC5a8a8mqh+/W5iPO1JNWfcyHUzngF2NVd64V7ipM+oti+RbhcXQfhrN0l1vbIyyHaBPXeWv4zif/jWGSHJHBay4zR6W5U8kyRHVmirtT832nVCrgc9mhcf6Cb/1CSRPgzuECjy9ShI9zZtchbDnZo5v++gBGBGAXfhtJujVjv7UJoYr1GgrovYqCtb/uouPJ++NGWKwl6h8v7V4e7yWDNuriZlLiL3+gnM0095n1pYLTZnjIh6Km6A== Sender: owner-linux-mm@kvack.org Precedence: bulk X-Loop: owner-majordomo@kvack.org List-ID: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: On Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:22:55 +0100 "David Hildenbrand (Arm)" wrote: > > > > Really larger stuff should be resent I think, esp. if there's multiple > > fixes in the series. > > > > A reply with the same-patch-but-with-fix-applied would definitely be > > useful! > > Right, for completeness, this is what we had in an off-list thread: > > " > Not sure if that's a problem for others, but I got the feeling that this > escalated a bit lately. > > I know, that we prefer fixups to sort out smaller stuff. So far so good. > In the last time there were some series where I was seriously completely > lost which state of the patches would go upstream, or what I should even > review, because there were just fixups over fixups. > > Fixups are nice, but for someone reviewing a series, too many fixups > (either as inline patch or even worse, as independent patches) just > causes a mess. > > It also gives the impression of "this is mostly done, so don't waste > your time reviewing it anymore." --- "just the finishing touches" --- > "don't jump in late and cause trouble". > " hm OK, so what to do. We're OK with teeny -fixes but anything more substantial we ask for a full resend and I do the heres-what-changed reply? I presently don't fold the -fixes until the very last moment. Could do that much earlier if it helps anything? Possibly useful to people who are looking at the series in the mm.git tree.