netdev - Re: [PATCH net] docs: netdev: document the existence of the mail bot

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Message-ID: <043df418-28f0-49e5-bff0-2ea511148bb6@lunn.ch>
Date: Tue, 23 May 2023 03:46:46 +0200
From: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Cc: davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org, edumazet@...gle.com,
	pabeni@...hat.com, corbet@....net, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] docs: netdev: document the existence of the mail bot

On Mon, May 22, 2023 at 04:09:03PM -0700, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> We had a good run, but after 4 weeks of use we heard someone
> asking about pw-bot commands. Let's explain its existence
> in the docs. It's not a complete documentation but hopefully
> it's enough for the casual contributor. The project and scope
> are in flux so the details would likely become out of date,
> if we were to document more in depth.
> 
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20230522140057.GB18381@nucnuc.mle/
> Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>

Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>

> +Instead of delegating patchwork permissions netdev uses a simple mail
> +bot which looks for special commands/lines within the emails sent to
> +the mailing list. For example to mark a series as Changes Requested
> +one needs to send the following line anywhere in the email thread::
> +
> +  pw-bot: changes-requested

...

> +  https://patchwork.hopto.org/pw-bot.html

[Evil grin]
So your patch did not trigger the bot. Lets see if my reply does?
[/Evil grin]

   Andrew