The patchwork states are largely self-explanatory but small ambiguities may still come up. Document how we interpret the states in networking. Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@xxxxxxxxxx> --- v4: - clarify that patches once set to Awaiting Upstream will stay there v3: no change v2: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20230830220659.170911-1-kuba@xxxxxxxxxx/ - add a sentence about New vs Under Review - s/maintainer/export/ for Needs ACK - fix indent v1: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20230828184447.2142383-1-kuba@xxxxxxxxxx/ CC: corbet@xxxxxxx CC: workflows@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx CC: linux-doc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx CC: rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx CC: laurent.pinchart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx CC: sd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx --- Documentation/process/maintainer-netdev.rst | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Documentation/process/maintainer-netdev.rst b/Documentation/process/maintainer-netdev.rst index c1c732e9748b..db1b81cfba9b 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/maintainer-netdev.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/maintainer-netdev.rst @@ -120,7 +120,37 @@ Status of a patch can be checked by looking at the main patchwork https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/netdevbpf/list/ The "State" field will tell you exactly where things are at with your -patch. Patches are indexed by the ``Message-ID`` header of the emails +patch: + +================== ============================================================= +Patch state Description +================== ============================================================= +New, Under review pending review, patch is in the maintainer’s queue for + review; the two states are used interchangeably (depending on + the exact co-maintainer handling patchwork at the time) +Accepted patch was applied to the appropriate networking tree, this is + usually set automatically by the pw-bot +Needs ACK waiting for an ack from an area expert or testing +Changes requested patch has not passed the review, new revision is expected + with appropriate code and commit message changes +Rejected patch has been rejected and new revision is not expected +Not applicable patch is expected to be applied outside of the networking + subsystem +Awaiting upstream patch should be reviewed and handled by appropriate + sub-maintainer, who will send it on to the networking trees; + patches set to ``Awaiting upstream`` in netdev's patchwork + will usually remain in this state, whether the sub-maintainer + requested changes, accepted or rejected the patch +Deferred patch needs to be reposted later, usually due to dependency + or because it was posted for a closed tree +Superseded new version of the patch was posted, usually set by the + pw-bot +RFC not to be applied, usually not in maintainer’s review queue, + pw-bot can automatically set patches to this state based + on subject tags +================== ============================================================= + +Patches are indexed by the ``Message-ID`` header of the emails which carried them so if you have trouble finding your patch append the value of ``Message-ID`` to the URL above. -- 2.41.0
