linux-kernel - Re: patchwork: on whose behalf is it working? was Re: [linux-media] Patch notification: 3 patches updated

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Date:   Thu, 22 Jun 2017 21:43:06 +0200
From:   Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:     Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...pensource.com>
Cc:     Patchwork <patchwork@...uxtv.org>, sakari.ailus@....fi,
        laurent.pinchart@...asonboard.com, linux-media@...r.kernel.org,
        mchehab@...nel.org, pali.rohar@...il.com, sre@...nel.org,
        kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-arm-kernel <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        linux-omap@...r.kernel.org, tony@...mide.com, khilman@...nel.org,
        aaro.koskinen@....fi, ivo.g.dimitrov.75@...il.com,
        patrikbachan@...il.com, serge@...lyn.com, abcloriens@...il.com
Subject: Re: patchwork: on whose behalf is it working? was Re: [linux-media]
 Patch notification: 3 patches updated

Hi!

> > > The following patches (submitted by you) have been updated in patchwork:
> > > 
> > >  * linux-media: [RFC,07/13] v4l2: device_register_subdev_nodes: allow calling multiple times
> > >      - http://patchwork.linuxtv.org/patch/39403/
> > >      - for: Linux Media kernel patches
> > >     was: New
> > >     now: Accepted  
> > 
> > Dear patchwork, I'm not sure on who's behalf you are mailing me. (And
> > that would be really nice to fix.)
> 
> Sorry, but patchwork is not smart enough to read and reply 
> e-mails yet :-) It is just a dumb robot.

Well, fortunately he's got human helpers :-).

> > If you are writing on Sakari's behalf, all is well.
> 
> > If you are writing on someone else's behalf, you may tell that
> > someone to coordinate with Sakari, because he likely has it in his
> > tree already.
> 
> From the delatate to: field, it seems that Sakari was the one
> that did the change...

Aha, thanks for the pointer.

> However, patchwork is also dumb enough to not store any info
> about who changed a status (or even to log it)...

Hopefully, patchwork will get smarter one day...

Thanks,
									Pavel
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