Messages in this thread | | | From | Geert Uytterhoeven <> | Date | Thu, 15 Nov 2018 08:59:43 +0100 | Subject | Re: [Ksummit-discuss] [RFC PATCH 2/3] MAINTAINERS, Handbook: Subsystem Profile |
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Hi Julia,
On Thu, Nov 15, 2018 at 6:48 AM Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@lip6.fr> wrote: > On Wed, 14 Nov 2018, Dan Williams wrote: > > As presented at the 2018 Linux Plumbers conference [1], the Subsystem > > Profile is proposed as a way to reduce friction between committers and > > maintainers and perhaps encourage conversations amongst maintainers > > about best practice policies. > > > > The profile contains short answers to some of the common policy > > questions a contributor might have, or that a maintainer might consider > > formalizing. The current list of maintenance policies is: > > > > Overview: General introduction to maintaining the subsystem > > Core: List of source files considered core > > Leaf: List of source files that consume core functionality > > Patches or Pull requests: Simple statement of expected submission format > > Last -rc for new feature submissions: Expected lead time for submissions > > Last -rc to merge features: Deadline for merge decisions > > Non-author Ack / Review Tags Required: Patch review economics > > Test Suite: Pass this suite before requesting inclusion > > Resubmit Cadence: When to ping the maintainer > > Trusted Reviewers: Help for triaging patches > > Time Zone / Office Hours: When might a maintainer be available > > Checkpatch / Style Cleanups: Policy on pure cleanup patches > > Off-list review: Request for review gates > > TODO: Potential development tasks up for grabs, or active focus areas > > How about patch subject lines? What is the formula that should be used to > transform the name(s) of the affected file(s) into an appropriate suject > line?
Automating that may be difficult. I always use "git log --oneline", and try to derive something sane from its output.
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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