On 21 November 2012 18:23, Richard Henderson <r...@twiddle.net> wrote: > On 2012-11-21 09:09, Andreas Färber wrote: >> Not sure if this fits our current Hard Freeze definition though. ;) > > How often do I need to ping patches to get them applied? > I've generally been waiting 1-2 weeks between pings. > I've got at least 5 minor patch sets outstanding, dating > back to at least late September.
My rule of thumb is a week or so between pings, yes. > I hope for the next release there's both soft and hard > freeze periods, and much more help from those with commit > privs in reducing the outstanding patch queues before we > decide on "done". There was a soft freeze period: 1st Nov to 19 Nov. I don't personally expect trivial patches sent after the soft freeze to be applied before release, so this one missing the boat is not very surprising. Patches dating back to September are a different story :-( -- PMM
