netdev - Re: Is net-next open?

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Message-ID: <1403186617.1225.19.camel@edumazet-glaptop2.roam.corp.google.com>
Date:	Thu, 19 Jun 2014 07:03:37 -0700
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	Yi Li <lovelylich@...il.com>
Cc:	Daniel Borkmann <dborkman@...hat.com>,
	David Laight <David.Laight@...LAB.COM>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Is net-next open?

On Thu, 2014-06-19 at 21:51 +0800, Yi Li wrote:
> 
> On 06/19/2014 04:51 PM, Daniel Borkmann wrote:
> > On 06/19/2014 10:46 AM, David Laight wrote:
> >> Has David M sent out the mail saying that net-next is open?
> >> I haven't seen it, but a few patches have been posted and he hasn't
> >> bounced them because it is closed.
> >
> > It's closed currently.
> Why is it closed currently?
> I have seen 3.16-rc1 have released, and from 
> https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.txt, I 
> have got this message:
> "Shortly after the two weeks have passed (and vX.Y-rc1 is released), the
>     tree for net-next reopens to collect content for the next (vX.Y+1) 
> release."
>   Sorry, I am a newbie, but shouldn't net-next be open for now?

It is open when David decides so, and sends a mail stating it is open.

vX.Y-rc1 is released by Linus, and these guys have their own life.

David might enjoy some vacations for example.

Note that you can probably send a patch if you have one, but be prepared
for a delay if it is not a bug fix.


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