This patch series amends the kernel development process to reduce the load on key maintainers during peak periods, by discouraging the submission of non-urgent patches while the merge window is open.
Original discussion here: https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/12/12/772 (As a non-subsystem-maintainer I don't really have a horse in this race, but if everyone else agrees that it's the right thing to do, we might as well make it the official policy and start teaching it to new developers.) Kevin Cernekee (4): Documentation: Change policy on sending patches during merge window Documentation/SubmitChecklist: Remind submitters to check the merge window Documentation: Add cutoff periods for patch acceptance Documentation: Provide suggestions on when to repost patches Documentation/SubmitChecklist | 5 +++++ Documentation/development-process/5.Posting | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++ Documentation/development-process/6.Followthrough | 5 ++++- 3 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) -- 2.1.1 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
