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diff --git a/Documentation/maintainer/maintainer-entry-profile.rst b/Documentation/maintainer/maintainer-entry-profile.rst index 51de3b9e606d..3eaddc8ac56d 100644 --- a/Documentation/maintainer/maintainer-entry-profile.rst +++ b/Documentation/maintainer/maintainer-entry-profile.rst @@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ Provide an introduction to how the subsystem operates. While MAINTAINERS tells the contributor where to send patches for which files, it does not convey other subsystem-local infrastructure and mechanisms that aid development. + Example questions to consider: + - Are there notifications when patches are applied to the local tree, or merged upstream? - Does the subsystem have a patchwork instance? Are patchwork state @@ -55,6 +57,7 @@ be settled in soaking in linux-next in advance of the merge window opening. Clarify for the submitter the key dates (in terms rc release week) that patches might considered for merging and when patches need to wait for the next -rc. At a minimum: + - Last -rc for new feature submissions: New feature submissions targeting the next merge window should have their first posting for consideration before this point. Patches that @@ -72,6 +75,7 @@ wait for the next -rc. At a minimum: resubmit for the following merge window. Optional: + - First -rc at which the development baseline branch, listed in the overview section, should be considered ready for new submissions. @@ -85,3 +89,14 @@ section can also indicate a preferred style of update like, resend the full series, or privately send a reminder email. This section might also list how review works for this code area and methods to get feedback that are not directly from the maintainer. + +Existing profiles +----------------- + +For now, existing maintainer profiles are listed here; we will likely want +to do something different in the near future. + +.. toctree:: + :maxdepth: 1 + + ../nvdimm/maintainer-entry-profile |