linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 0/9] NT synchronization primitive driver

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Message-ID: <2024012401-garter-empower-14bf@gregkh>
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2024 04:29:30 -0800
From: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To: Elizabeth Figura <zfigura@...eweavers.com>
Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-api@...r.kernel.org, wine-devel@...ehq.org,
	André Almeida <andrealmeid@...lia.com>,
	Wolfram Sang <wsa@...nel.org>,
	Arkadiusz Hiler <ahiler@...eweavers.com>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 0/9] NT synchronization primitive driver

On Tue, Jan 23, 2024 at 07:37:01PM -0600, Elizabeth Figura wrote:
> On Tuesday, 23 January 2024 18:59:35 CST Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> > On Tue, Jan 23, 2024 at 06:40:19PM -0600, Elizabeth Figura wrote:
> > > == Patches ==
> > > 
> > > This is the first part of a 32-patch series. The series comprises 17 patches
> > > which contain the actual implementation, 13 which provide self-tests, 1 to
> > > update the MAINTAINERS file, and 1 to add API documentation.
> > 
> > 32 patches?  I only see 9 here, why not submit them all?
> 
> Because Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst makes a point of asking people not to submit large patch series (and it matches the expectation of other projects I've worked with—that patches would be submitted and reviewed a few at a time). I suppose I've misunderstood that advice, though.

32 patches isn't all that "large", we can handle that easily :)

100+ patches is large, I guess it all depends, so I can understand the
confusion.  You need to send us enough for us to be able to understand
and review the code, this was a bit short for that.

> I'll resend with the entire series. Sorry for the noise.

Ptches are NOT noise, we want to see them!

thanks,

greg k-h