netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v5 0/9] virtio-net: support device stats

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Message-ID: <1710993274.7038217-1-xuanzhuo@linux.alibaba.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2024 11:54:34 +0800
From: Xuan Zhuo <xuanzhuo@...ux.alibaba.com>
To: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Cc: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
 netdev@...r.kernel.org,
 "David S.  Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
 Eric  Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
 "Michael  S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>,
 Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>,
 Alexei  Starovoitov <ast@...nel.org>,
 Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>,
 Jesper Dangaard Brouer <hawk@...nel.org>,
 John  Fastabend <john.fastabend@...il.com>,
 Stanislav Fomichev <sdf@...gle.com>,
 Amritha  Nambiar <amritha.nambiar@...el.com>,
 Larysa Zaremba <larysa.zaremba@...el.com>,
 Sridhar Samudrala <sridhar.samudrala@...el.com>,
 Maciej Fijalkowski <maciej.fijalkowski@...el.com>,
 virtualization@...ts.linux.dev,
 bpf@...r.kernel.org,
 Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v5 0/9] virtio-net: support device stats

On Wed, 20 Mar 2024 20:38:01 -0700, Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org> wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Mar 2024 16:04:21 +0800 Xuan Zhuo wrote:
> > I have a question regarding the workflow for feature discussions. If we
> > consistently engage in discussions about a particular feature, this may result
> > in the submission of multiple patch sets. In light of this, should we modify the
> > usage of "PATCH" or "RFC" in our submissions depending on whether the merge
> > window is open or closed? This causes the title of our patch sets to keep
> > changing.
>
> Is switching between RFC and PATCH causing issues?

You know someone may ignore the RFC patches.
And for me, that the pathsets for the particular feture have differ
prefix "PATCH" or "RFC" is odd.

> Should be a simple modification to the git format-patch argument.

That is ok.

> But perhaps your workload is different than mine.
>
> The merge window is only 2 weeks every 10 weeks, it's not changing
> often, I don't think.

YES. I'm ok, if that is a rule.

Thanks.