linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net v2] page_pool: Add myself as page pool reviewer in MAINTAINERS

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Date:   Wed, 8 Nov 2023 08:49:33 +0200
From:   Ilias Apalodimas <ilias.apalodimas@...aro.org>
To:     Yunsheng Lin <linyunsheng@...wei.com>
Cc:     Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, davem@...emloft.net,
        pabeni@...hat.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Jesper Dangaard Brouer <hawk@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net v2] page_pool: Add myself as page pool reviewer in MAINTAINERS

Hi Jakub,

On Wed, 8 Nov 2023 at 05:31, Yunsheng Lin <linyunsheng@...wei.com> wrote:
>
> On 2023/11/8 1:49, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> > On Tue, 7 Nov 2023 20:38:24 +0800 Yunsheng Lin wrote:
> >> I have added frag support for page pool, made some improvement
> >> for it recently, and reviewed some related patches too.
> >>
> >> So add myself as reviewer so that future patch will be cc'ed
> >> to my email.
> >
> > Not sure what to do about this, it feels somewhat wrong to add
> > as a reviewer someone who seem to not follow our basic process
> > requirements:
> >
> > https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/next/process/maintainer-netdev.html
>
> I reread the above doc in order not to miss anything obvious again:(
>
> I suppose basic process requirements mean:
> 1. designate your patch to a tree - [PATCH net] or [PATCH net-next]
> 2. don't repost your patches within one 24h period
>
> For 1, somehow I got the impression that changing to MAINTAINERS
> can be targetted to net branch, so that the change can flow to other
> main trees quickly, maybe I was wrong?
>
> For 2, yes, maybe I should stick to the rule even if it is a simple
> patch and obivous format error.
>
> Please correct me if there is anything else I missed.

FWIW Yunsheng has been helping a lot with patch reviews. So once the
procedural issues are resolved, I support having him as a designated
reviewer

Thanks
/Ilias
>
>
> >
> > :(
> >
> > .
> >