Re: [PATCH v2 0/5] list private v2 & luo flb v9

[Mike Rapoport]

On Thu, Dec 18, 2025 at 01:07:25PM -0800, Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Thu, 18 Dec 2025 10:57:47 -0500 Pasha Tatashin <pasha.tatashin@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > This series includes two separate workstreams. This is because FLB
> > should be applied on top of list_private, as it uses some of its
> > interfaces.
> > 
> > 1. List private v2 (first 3 patches) Previous version:
> > https://lore.kernel.org/all/20251126185725.4164769-1-pasha.tatashin@xxxxxxxxxx
> > For details, please read the cover letter from the previous submission.
> > 
> > v2 Changelog:
> > - Added a Reviewed-by from David Gow.
> > 
> > 2. LUO FLB v9 (last 2 patches) Previous version:
> > https://lore.kernel.org/all/20251125225006.3722394-2-pasha.tatashin@xxxxxxxxxx
> 
> Please, no.
> 
> This patch series is intended for the Linux kernel.  Your grandchildren
> will read the above wondering "what did granddad do".  It's just lazy
> for us to expect readers to have to chase down links to earlier
> versions and then to figure out what changed and why we changed it,
> etc, etc.
> 
> Let's give our audience a nice, self-contained and complete description
> of the proposed changes which doesn't refer them to the minute details
> of the ongoing development process.  A process which is utterly
> uninteresting three years from now.
> 
> IOW, can we please have a complete and standalone description of *this
> patchset* which doesn't refer to earlier obsolete stuff?

And I would even say this should be two patchsets, one with private list
and the other one with FLB.
 
> Thanks.

-- 
Sincerely yours,
Mike.