From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from smtp.kernel.org (aws-us-west-2-korg-mail-1.web.codeaurora.org [10.30.226.201]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.subspace.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A569223FC5A; Thu, 23 Apr 2026 03:03:36 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; arc=none smtp.client-ip=10.30.226.201 ARC-Seal:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1776913416; cv=none; b=E+YSlZV/GaiyksuIMe7m6Hj3SzwqWlVxT6Q63G3z7uq7g/gDkcXBl+WBZ5y5sNgpRnl9iSUTK9BsZX6oDZ1E3oOLc9O6KjqMmtX6dUb0GpsFPaJFDXRD9jdPNQB8wJPMo2iWRGas8XlKiFWsHm8752jBPeqqy4q36bvl8vhm2ls= ARC-Message-Signature:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1776913416; c=relaxed/simple; bh=nxm9Oh6taLuXO9o0gYbpRDn0kH92kZteFVYn0Mwxiyg=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:Message-ID:In-Reply-To:References: MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=SJGCfaA8PeAM8SM8yVPcFlwNxo+pFPCZ+h2WBjxqt0Crvnx0sKsbftgwMYF31t9pQmMHMz0PsSPhpWxr5UrQCvJfnCd8Exx5Dr/68zAaGc6L8YnNgPAppU1H7qu7w0n03LF6zzsWqftVT6CT45i7MFd9MJQ/jMk7AnP7qak9b94= ARC-Authentication-Results:i=1; smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=kernel.org header.i=@kernel.org header.b=ZtHS0KWw; arc=none smtp.client-ip=10.30.226.201 Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=kernel.org header.i=@kernel.org header.b="ZtHS0KWw" Received: by smtp.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id D862AC19425; Thu, 23 Apr 2026 03:03:35 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=kernel.org; s=k20201202; t=1776913416; bh=nxm9Oh6taLuXO9o0gYbpRDn0kH92kZteFVYn0Mwxiyg=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:In-Reply-To:References:From; b=ZtHS0KWwBDKJm/HK0rmLS6rvWYTj0UQ1OmVNBpbZ+tV5gCjJtR2MBuWTCI8fvmARW 9yJAOy4HN1sZsSW2SLRCCza0MvEv+31uAikymcce9+3JAAIlF54199LjXTlamjbUbi mePP7wFEfLJXX2mVhEfY+Qtu/eoCfW/3yywlV6Cl3bqbSeBihsTQF00DyIdGryb47G ZAFwwUBQl1K5rDdjkDpVN0Aaw8rSJqgdIhswPN0A2uFdDd40udUfIxtN0UR7v/lJy5 keiLhya6vBlOlc6UEHYNfLIdaPgdDlUZzuzgC+GwG5nw9ipOf3rKJWvtMPxtb+fqsF ZSVzJiWLiOFzw== Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:03:35 -0700 From: Jakub Kicinski To: David Heidelberg Cc: Krzysztof Kozlowski , Michael Thalmeier , Raymond Hackley , Michael Walle , Bongsu Jeon , Mark Greer , netdev@vger.kernel.org, oe-linux-nfc@lists.linux.dev Subject: Re: Path forward for NFC in the kernel Message-ID: <20260422200335.1d0428fc@kernel.org> In-Reply-To: <938496c6-84c1-4d53-bb56-73bbd7b2bdd7@ixit.cz> References: <20260416101041.4c533306@kernel.org> <9c4a4acf-b4f1-4e84-93bf-cdf080cb9970@kernel.org> <1725ea8d-ac1f-49d2-8d8c-2e09721454c2@ixit.cz> <20260421071044.67a3cee1@kernel.org> <938496c6-84c1-4d53-bb56-73bbd7b2bdd7@ixit.cz> Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: netdev@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:11:16 +0200 David Heidelberg wrote: > Yes, this is broadly in line with what I had in mind. To clarify the =E2= =80=9Climited=20 > reviews and basic maintenance=E2=80=9D phrasing: that was more an attempt= to set=20 > expectations conservatively. I=E2=80=99m prepared to take on the responsi= bilities you=20 > outlined =E2=80=94 maintaining a tree, collecting and triaging patches, a= nd sending=20 > regular pull requests. >=20 > Regarding reviews and responsiveness: I can do the 48h turnaround for ini= tial=20 > feedback on submissions (excluding weekends, and occasional travel), and = I=E2=80=99ll=20 > make sure no patch sits unattended. For more complex changes where my cur= rent=20 > NFC-specific knowledge may be a limiting factor, I=E2=80=99ll seek input = rather than let=20 > things stall. Sounds good. The discussion taking long is perfectly fine. Main concern to us is not hearing any response for a long time. Then we have to guess whether the maintainer is planning to respond, or AWOL. > I=E2=80=99m also planning to ramp up my familiarity with the NFC stack as= I go, so I=20 > expect both the quality and depth of my reviews to improve over time. >=20 > If that works for you, I=E2=80=99ll proceed with setting up a public tree= and start=20 > tracking incoming patches. Works! :)