linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] riscv: fix styling in ucontext header

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Date:   Fri, 28 Oct 2022 23:42:55 +0100
From:   Conor Dooley <conor@...nel.org>
To:     Palmer Dabbelt <palmer@...belt.com>
Cc:     Conor Dooley <conor.dooley@...rochip.com>, waterdev@...axycrow.de,
        Paul Walmsley <paul.walmsley@...ive.com>,
        aou@...s.berkeley.edu, linux-riscv@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] riscv: fix styling in ucontext header

On Fri, Oct 28, 2022 at 03:23:21PM -0700, Palmer Dabbelt wrote:
> On Wed, 19 Oct 2022 03:20:44 PDT (-0700), Conor Dooley wrote:
> > On Wed, Oct 19, 2022 at 12:07:58PM +0200, Cleo John wrote:
> > > 
> > > Hey, because I am new to Kernel submissions I wanted to ask if there is a way for me to see / track how far this commit has gone in the pipeline of commits?
> > 
> > https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-riscv/patch/20221010182848.GA28029@watet-ms7b87/
> > 
> > IIRC you sent the patch during the merge window, so it wouldn't be
> > applied for v6.1-rc1. You'll get an email from the patchwork-bot when it
> > gets applied.
> 
> Yep, this is one of the more confusing parts of the Linux development
> process for new folks (or at least was for me when I was new): you send a

Nope, was the case for me too. Same applies to most subsystems, think
probably places like netdev are good in that regard as their review
cadence is really good.

> patch and it's not super clear what's going to happen to it for a while.
> The merge window is generally a pretty hectic time, so stuff like this
> that's not fixing a bug or adding some frameware that other patches depend
> on can kind of get lost in the shuffle.
> 
> I always feel kind of bad for folks about that, but patchwork should help
> some here as at least we can get the smaller stuff called out.

Yeah, hopefully patchwork helps. If we keep on top of it & over time
it'll get more useful for infrequent contributors - but for first time
contributors I'm not sure what to do other than for people that notice
it is a first time contributor to be helpful to them?