Re: cris port lacks a merge?

[Roland Dreier <rdreier@cisco.com>]

 > The problem is that every time I try the following happens:
 > 
 > 1. I download the bleeding edge latest stuff that you can get
 > 2. I prepare and submit patches
 > 3. I get replies with comments on my patches
 > 4. I fix the patches.
 > 5. I get told that the patches are against a too old version
 > 6. Repeat from 1.

One way to reduce your backlog might be to choose a small subset of
the most urgent out of all your pending patches -- say, the minimum
required to get cris working if it doesn't build/work in the latest
kernel, or the most urgent bug fixes if it does still work -- and then
update just that subset.  By reducing the number of patches, you can
reduce the amount of time in step 4 and reduce the chance of entering
step 5.

Then, once that batch is merged, move on to the next most urgent set
of patches, etc.

Also, creating a git tree might make the job of rebasing patches
easier, and also reduces the friction in getting Linus to merge your
patches.

 - R.