Re: [PATCH net-next v9 00/13] NPC HW block support for cn20k

[Ratheesh Kannoth]

On 2026-02-25 at 00:05:37, Jakub Kicinski (kuba@xxxxxxxxxx) wrote:
> On Tue, 24 Feb 2026 13:29:56 +0530 Ratheesh Kannoth wrote:
> > v8 -> v9: Addressed Jakub comments.
> > 	https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20260204182428.05a77b13@xxxxxxxxxx/
>
> v8 was 20 days ago. You replied to the review comments _today_ and then
> immediately posted v9. This is very frustrating, because corrections
> I suggested in the reply to v8 obviously can't be part of v9. Making v9
> pretty much useless. If you can't follow common sense rules of
> engagement with the community we will not merge any of your code.

I understand your frustration, and I apologize for posting v9 immediately
after replying to the v8 review comments.  My intention was to keep the
process moving forward, as new AI generated review comments are generated each time.
I had asked the same question in v7
(https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20260129083339.264386-12-rkannoth@xxxxxxxxxxx/T/#m0681b88b55f80b0f58fc1e6e9be2220220111224).

But I see now that doing so prevented your latest suggestions from being incorporated and disrupted the expected
review workflow. That was not my intent. I appreciate the time and effort you put into reviewing the patches,
and I certainly do not want to undermine that process.

Going forward, I will wait for feedback after replying to review comments before posting a new version,
 to ensure that all suggested corrections are properly addressed. If there are additional changes you would like
included beyond what was already discussed, I am happy to incorporate them in the next revision.

Thank you again for the review and for your guidance on community expectations.