Re: [PATCH net-next] docs: exclude driver and netdevsim bugs

[Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>]

On Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:14:36 +0300 Leon Romanovsky wrote:
> > +Unless explicitly excluded all bug fixes should be targeting the ``net``
> > +tree and contain an appropriate Fixes tag.
> > +
> > +Obvious exclusions:
> > +
> > + - fixes for bugs which only exist in ``net-next`` should target ``net-next``
> > +   (please still include the Fixes tag in the commit message)
> > + - bugs which cannot be reached, e.g. in code paths not executed given
> > +   current in-tree callers
> > + - fixes for compiler warnings and typos  
> 
> If you decide to resubmit this patch, could you please remove "fixes for
> compiler warnings" from the exclusion list?
> 
> It is quite frustrating to receive a compiler warning originating from a
> different subsystem after the merge window, knowing it will not be
> addressed until the next merge window (around eight weeks later).

Agreed, FWIW, but not planning to resubmit.
I think people misunderstood that I'm __documenting what I already do__
rather than trying to have a discussion :/