linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] ftrace: disable preemption between ftrace_test_recursion

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Date:   Thu, 14 Oct 2021 09:28:50 -0400
From:   Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:     Miroslav Benes <mbenes@...e.cz>
Cc:     王贇 <yun.wang@...ux.alibaba.com>,
        Guo Ren <guoren@...nel.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] ftrace: disable preemption between
 ftrace_test_recursion_trylock/unlock()

On Thu, 14 Oct 2021 11:13:13 +0200 (CEST)
Miroslav Benes <mbenes@...e.cz> wrote:

> for the livepatch part of the patch.
> 
> I would also ask you not to submit new versions so often, so that the 
> other reviewers have time to actually review the patch set.
> 
> Quoting from Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst:
> 
> "Wait for a minimum of one week before resubmitting or pinging reviewers - 
> possibly longer during busy times like merge windows."

Although, for updates on a small patch set, I would say just a couple of
days, instead of a week. It's annoying when you have a 15 patch set series,
that gets updated on a daily basis. But for something with only 2 patches,
wait just two days. At least, that's how I feel.

-- Steve