In message <20020813185233.J13598@suse.de> you write:
> On Mon, Aug 12, 2002 at 05:07:05PM +1000, Rusty Russell wrote:
> > 2) The patch will not be forwarded to anyone until a new kernel has
> > been released after I receive the patch, *unless* noone else is
> > sent the patch. So if you cc: the trivial patch monkey, it'll only
> > be forwarded from there if it doesn't make the next kernel.
>
> What happens in this case..
>
> person a sends the monkey a patch.
> person b replies to l-k (cc'ing monkey) with a "no do it this way" ?
>
> do you have a hand-operated means to say "this patch supercedes the
> previous" ?
Yes, I close the old patch, and add the new one. Low-tech, I know 8).
The original person will get a one-liner on why the patch was closed
(like, "obsoleted by new patch").
> > 3) The first time the patch is forwarded, it will be sent to the
> > author and/or maintainer. If they say they've included it in their
> > tree, no more forwards will occur (modulo some timeout eventually).
> > If they NAK it, the patch will be closed. Otherwise, the patch
> > will be sent directly to Linus or Marcelo on future forwards (the
> > maintainer will still be cc'd).
>
> What would be *really* good, for the case where retransmits are
> necessary, if Alan hasn't picked it up for 2.4 (or me for 2.5),
> you could add us to the relevant Cc's, (and remove after Alan/Myself
> takes it).
Hmmm, but it also adds the "multiple path to Linus problem" (yeah, I
could use BK, and I could start using Borland compilers too).
I currently don't track -ac and -dj trees at all, so I'd have to add
them. It's certainly possible.
> This could however get tricky, as the same patch may need a bit
> of hand-merging to fit against -ac/-dj.
That's something I've simply refused to get into: patches either apply
or they don't. With about 40 patches a week and other
responsibilities, I rely on the author seeing that something broke and
retransmitting.
> Maybe just simpler to remove us when Alan/I send an ACK ?
In total, I'm not convinced it's worth the effort.
Rusty.
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