Thanks for your input. I'll keep it in mind for the future. -mandeep On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 12:29 PM, Bjørn Mork <bjorn@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Mandeep Sandhu <mandeepsandhu.chd@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > >> Hi All, >> >> I wanted to check with ppl who frequently post patches to LKML on how >> long should one should wait before resending the patches in case >> there's no response to them. > > That depends on lots of factors. Like how important the patch is, what > kind of patch management system the maintainer uses, etc, etc. > >> I had sent a patch on Greg KH's staging-next tree, on 16 Dec '14 to >> LKML and the relevant maintainers. >> >> I got a mail from Greg's friendly bot stating that the branch was >> closed and that the patches will be looked at once the merge window >> closes. > > Which usually (always?) is true. Note that "once the merge window > closes" doesn't necessarily mean within days after -rc1. It might mean > a few weeks if the maintainer is busy doing other stuff, like travelling > etc. And maintainers are always busy :-) > > Some maintainers even have a life, which implies taking time off with > their family at this time of the year. You should therefore give them a > week or two extra slack. > > And no, this does not count as "no response". You got a reply giving a > precise description of how your patches will be handled and what you > need to do. > >> Do I need to resend the patches again or will they be picked up from >> the maintainer's queue? > > They will most likely be picked up as promised, and you'll get another > mail telling you which tree they were added to. > > I would wait until at least -rc5 in any case before considering a > repost of something destined for the next release. That still leaves > plenty of time before the next merge window opens. > > > Bjørn _______________________________________________ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies
