Re: [RFC 1/4] Documentation: Change policy on sending patches during merge window

Christoph Hellwig
2014-12-15T08:29:27Z

On Sun, Dec 14, 2014 at 10:09:47PM -0800, Kevin Cernekee wrote:
> Ask patch submitters to avoid sending non-critical patches when the
> merge window is open. This basically extends the net-next policy in
> netdev-FAQ.txt to the entire kernel.

FYI, I very mich disagree with that. Merge window isn't really special,
and patches can easily be reviewed and queued up for the next merge
window in that time. If it said you shouldn't expect replies and not
_resend_ during the merge window that seems like a much saner policy.