On 09/06/2017 09:41 AM, Coly Li wrote: > On 2017/9/6 下午10:20, Jens Axboe wrote: >> On Wed, Sep 06 2017, Coly Li wrote: >>> Hi Jens, >>> >>> Here are 12 patchs for bcache fixes and updates, most of them were posted >>> by Eric Wheeler in 4.13 merge window, but delayed due to lack of code >>> review. >> >> Next time, please send this _before_ the merge window opens. Not a huge >> problem for this series, since it has been posted numerous times in the >> past and already has good review coverage, but it really should have >> been in linux-next for a week or two before heading upstream. >> > Hi Jens, > > Copied, send patches _before_ merge window opens. > > But could you please to give me a hint, how can I find when a specific > merge window will open ? I search LKML, and see people send pull > requests for 4.14 merge window, but I don't see any announcement for > 4.14 merge window time slot. The merge window opens when Linus releases the previous kernel. So you have to try and keep track of when he expects to do that. That really isn't that difficult - Linus always cuts a release on Sundays. We always have 7 or 8 rc releases, so a good time to check is his mail on -rc6 or -rc7 release, that usually gives a good indication of when he expects to release the final. To keep things simple, if you always have things ready when -rc7 is released, then you are at least one week out from the merge window, possibly two if we end up doing an -rc8. That means you don't have to track anything, you know the exact date of when -rc7 is released since Linus's schedule is usually reliable. -- Jens Axboe
