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| author | Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> | 2023-05-25 19:56:10 -0700 |
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| committer | Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> | 2023-05-25 19:57:39 -0700 |
| commit | d4031ec844bc52fe7f2f844e9c476727fd6b8240 (patch) | |
| tree | b350f90348c94ccd6e6d5dcd31ad371e3486e177 /Documentation | |
| parent | 657d42cf5df64d9f32caab73ba2d2284879a37b0 (diff) | |
| parent | ad42a35bdfc6d3c0fc4cb4027d7b2757ce665665 (diff) | |
Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net
Cross-merge networking fixes after downstream PR.
Conflicts:
net/ipv4/raw.c
3632679d9e4f ("ipv{4,6}/raw: fix output xfrm lookup wrt protocol")
c85be08fc4fa ("raw: Stop using RTO_ONLINK.")
https://lore.kernel.org/all/20230525110037.2b532b83@canb.auug.org.au/
Adjacent changes:
drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
9025944fddfe ("net: fec: add dma_wmb to ensure correct descriptor values")
144470c88c5d ("net: fec: using the standard return codes when xdp xmit errors")
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/process/maintainer-netdev.rst | 33 |
1 files changed, 26 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/process/maintainer-netdev.rst b/Documentation/process/maintainer-netdev.rst index f73ac9e175a8..83614cec9328 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/maintainer-netdev.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/maintainer-netdev.rst @@ -127,13 +127,32 @@ the value of ``Message-ID`` to the URL above. Updating patch status ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -It may be tempting to help the maintainers and update the state of your -own patches when you post a new version or spot a bug. Please **do not** -do that. -Interfering with the patch status on patchwork will only cause confusion. Leave -it to the maintainer to figure out what is the most recent and current -version that should be applied. If there is any doubt, the maintainer -will reply and ask what should be done. +Contributors and reviewers do not have the permissions to update patch +state directly in patchwork. Patchwork doesn't expose much information +about the history of the state of patches, therefore having multiple +people update the state leads to confusion. + +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 + +As a result the bot will set the entire series to Changes Requested. +This may be useful when author discovers a bug in their own series +and wants to prevent it from getting applied. + +The use of the bot is entirely optional, if in doubt ignore its existence +completely. Maintainers will classify and update the state of the patches +themselves. No email should ever be sent to the list with the main purpose +of communicating with the bot, the bot commands should be seen as metadata. + +The use of the bot is restricted to authors of the patches (the ``From:`` +header on patch submission and command must match!), maintainers themselves +and a handful of senior reviewers. Bot records its activity here: + + https://patchwork.hopto.org/pw-bot.html Review timelines ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |