Re: [PATCH v2] net/mlx5: add the missing space character
From: Saeed Mahameed
Date: Fri Apr 17 2020 - 18:40:15 EST
On Fri, 2020-04-17 at 12:34 +0800, Hu Haowen wrote:
> On 2020/4/17 11:44 AM, Saeed Mahameed wrote:
> > On Thu, 2020-04-16 at 22:44 +0800, Hu Haowen wrote:
> > > On 2020/4/9 3:42 AM, Saeed Mahameed wrote:
> > > > On Fri, 2020-04-03 at 12:26 +0800, Hu Haowen wrote:
> > > > > Commit 91b56d8462a9 ("net/mlx5: improve some comments") did
> > > > > not
> > > > > add
> > > > > that missing space character and this commit is used to fix
> > > > > it
> > > > > up.
> > > > >
> > > > > Fixes: 91b56d8462a9 ("net/mlx5: improve some comments")
> > > > >
> > > > Please re-spin and submit to net-next once net-next re-opens,
> > > > avoid referencing the above commit since this patch is a stand
> > > > alone
> > > > and has nothing to do with that patch.. just have a stand alone
> > > > commit
> > > > message explaining the space fix.
> > > Sorry for my late reply. Because I'm a kernel newbie, I know
> > > nothing
> > > about the basic methods and manners in the kernel development.
> > > Thanks
> > > a lot for your patience on my mistake, pointing it out and fixing
> > > it
> > > up.
> > >
> > > Btw, did net-next re-open and did my changes get into the
> > > mainline?
> > >
> > >
> > Normally net-next closes once merge window is open at the end of
> > rc7/rc8 kernel cycle.
> >
> > and reopens on the week of the kernel release, after the merge
> > window
> > is closed (2 weeks after rc7/8 is closed).
> >
> > you can use this link.
> > http://vger.kernel.org/~davem/net-next.html
>
> Oh... Thanks.
>
> But it's more than 2 weeks since Linux 5.6 was released, so net-next
> should be open now according to your words. But it's still closed.
>
> Is my idea wrong? Does "kernel release" mean an -rc release or a
> formal
> release?
Oh, my bad,
yes release means a kernel release .. 5.x
what i meant is when the rc1 is out two weeks after the kernel release.