Thanks for your input. I'll keep it in mind for the future. -mandeep On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 12:29 PM, Bjørn Mork <bjorn@mork.no> wrote:
Mandeep Sandhu <mandeepsandhu.chd@gmail.com> writes:
Hi All,
I wanted to check with ppl who frequently post patches to LKML on how long should one should wait before resending the patches in case there's no response to them.
That depends on lots of factors. Like how important the patch is, what kind of patch management system the maintainer uses, etc, etc.
I had sent a patch on Greg KH's staging-next tree, on 16 Dec '14 to LKML and the relevant maintainers.
I got a mail from Greg's friendly bot stating that the branch was closed and that the patches will be looked at once the merge window closes.
Which usually (always?) is true. Note that "once the merge window closes" doesn't necessarily mean within days after -rc1. It might mean a few weeks if the maintainer is busy doing other stuff, like travelling etc. And maintainers are always busy :-)
Some maintainers even have a life, which implies taking time off with their family at this time of the year. You should therefore give them a week or two extra slack.
And no, this does not count as "no response". You got a reply giving a precise description of how your patches will be handled and what you need to do.
Do I need to resend the patches again or will they be picked up from the maintainer's queue?
They will most likely be picked up as promised, and you'll get another mail telling you which tree they were added to.
I would wait until at least -rc5 in any case before considering a repost of something destined for the next release. That still leaves plenty of time before the next merge window opens.
Bjørn