linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Documentation/maintainer-tip: Clarify merge window policy

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Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2024 20:15:17 +0100
From: Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Documentation/maintainer-tip: Clarify merge window policy

On Fri, Mar 22, 2024 at 11:34:03AM -0700, Dave Hansen wrote:
> 
> From: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>
> 
> There are lots of maintainers "pings" during the merge window, even
> for trivial patches.
> 
> Clarify that contributors should not expect progress on *any*
> non-urgent patches during the merge window.  This applies to all
> contributions, not just large ones.
> 
> Clarify the language around -rc1.  Trees really are closed during the
> merge window.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>
> ---
> 
>  b/Documentation/process/maintainer-tip.rst |   18 +++++++++---------
>  1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

Acked-by: Borislav Petkov (AMD) <bp@...en8.de>

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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