From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1750753AbWGVAv7 (ORCPT ); Fri, 21 Jul 2006 20:51:59 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751104AbWGVAv7 (ORCPT ); Fri, 21 Jul 2006 20:51:59 -0400 Received: from cpe-74-70-38-78.nycap.res.rr.com ([74.70.38.78]:63236 "EHLO mail.cyberdogtech.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750753AbWGVAv6 (ORCPT ); Fri, 21 Jul 2006 20:51:58 -0400 Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 20:50:56 -0400 From: Matt LaPlante To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: How long to wait on patches? Message-Id: <20060721205056.18b428eb.kernel1@cyberdogtech.com> X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 2.2.6 (GTK+ 2.6.10; i686-pc-mingw32) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Processed: mail.cyberdogtech.com, Fri, 21 Jul 2006 20:51:10 -0400 (not processed: message from valid local sender) X-Return-Path: kernel1@cyberdogtech.com X-Envelope-From: kernel1@cyberdogtech.com X-MDaemon-Deliver-To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org X-MDAV-Processed: mail.cyberdogtech.com, Fri, 21 Jul 2006 20:51:10 -0400 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org I checked the FAQ but didn't see an answer to this. Over the past few weeks I've submitted probably around 8 simple typo-fix patches all of which seemed to be approved by others on the list. I've been following the GIT, but these patches haven't been merged yet. I know people are busy with other things, probably more important, but I would like to know how long is "acceptable" to wait before I should re-submit a patch. Obviously if enough time passes, patches start to break as source files change. I don't mean to be a nuisance; I'm just trying to determine proper protocol. That and the fact I can submit several more patches once I get some of these old ones out of my queue. :) -- Matt LaPlante kernel1@cyberdogtech.com