Re: [PATCH v4 00/13] notifier: add device-managed registration APIs and convert drivers

From: Bartosz Golaszewski

Date: Mon Jul 27 2026 - 03:57:35 EST


On Sun, 26 Jul 2026 16:10:29 +0200, Borislav Petkov <bp@xxxxxxxxx> said:
> On Sun, Jul 26, 2026 at 10:17:26AM +0000, Eliav Farber wrote:
>> Many drivers repeat the same boilerplate when registering notifiers with
>> device lifetime:
>
> From: Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
>
> Don't get discouraged - or impatient
> ------------------------------------
>
> After you have submitted your change, be patient and wait. Reviewers are
> busy people and may not get to your patch right away.
>
> Once upon a time, patches used to disappear into the void without comment,
> but the development process works more smoothly than that now. You should
> receive comments within a week or so; if that does not happen, make sure
> that you have sent your patches to the right place. Wait for a minimum of
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> one week before resubmitting or pinging reviewers - possibly longer during
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> busy times like merge windows.
>
> --
> Regards/Gruss,
> Boris.
>
> https://people.kernel.org/tglx/notes-about-netiquette
>

If the above snippet is not clear enough: *do not send three different versions
of a series on a Sunday*.

Thanks,
Bartosz