linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH docs] docs: maintainer: document expectations of small time maintainers

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Message-ID: <895ed8ae-e93f-b296-330e-356cda698de2@kernel.org>
Date:   Mon, 17 Jul 2023 09:49:09 +0200
From:   Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>
To:     Linux regressions mailing list <regressions@...ts.linux.dev>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Cc:     corbet@....net, workflows@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH docs] docs: maintainer: document expectations of small
 time maintainers

On 15/07/2023 12:31, Linux regression tracking (Thorsten Leemhuis) wrote:
> [CCing other people in the thread]
> How about something like this:
> 
> ```
> Bug reports
> -----------
> 
> Maintainers must ensure severe problems in their code reported to them
> are resolved in a timely manner: security vulnerabilities, regressions,
> compilation errors, data loss, kernel crashes, and bugs of similar scope.
> 
> Maintainers furthermore should respond to reports about other kind of
> bugs as well, if the report is of reasonable quality or indicates a
> problem that might be severe -- especially if they have *Supported*
> status of the codebase in the MAINTAINERS file.

I like mentioning the "Supported" part. We should be a bit more
understanding to all folks who are not paid to do this.

Best regards,
Krzysztof