Hello Tom, >>> In message <4bb45f3d.8040...@st.com> you wrote: >>>> After reading about the patch submission process, I felt that patches >>>> can only be sent when the merging window is open but patches are being >>>> continuously sent and reviewed. >>>> >>>> Is it correct to assume that a patch can be sent at any time and will >>>> only be applied to the mainline code during the merging window >>> First, please keep in mind that there are different types of patches. >>> >>> - There are bug fixes that correct problems in the existing code. >>> These can go in moe or less any time. In reality, it depends on how >>> urgent the problem is and how intrusive the bug fix is. Urgent >>> fixes and low-intrusive patches go in more easily - for example, if >>> a bug breaks support for a number of boards it makes no sense to >>> continue with the release process without adding this patch - it is >>> the urgency here that counts. On the other hand, if a patch fixes a >>> spelling error in one of the README files, it is NOT urgent, but >>> may go in quickly anyway, because it is obvious that applying this >>> change has no impact on other parts of the code. Compare a patch >>> that fixxes a bug that gets triggered under certain conditions >>> only, but that requiires heavy vchanges to a lot of files - such a >>> patch will go in early in the release process, but not if we are >>> approaching the scheduled release date. > > If the patch is a bug fix that should go in a release, > please let me know. >
No, it was just for clarification mainly. Thanks for your inputs >>> >>> - There are patches that add new features and/or support for new >>> boards and processors. Such patches get accepted for mainline only >>> when the merge window is open. It makes sense to post such patches >>> before that, to get initial review comments and to have the patches >>> clean and ready for posting when the merge window opens. >>> >>> Some custodians even accept patches before that, and add these for >>> example to their respective "next" branches. This is mostly a matter >>> of the personal style of working of the respective custodian. > > I will take patches or pull requests at any time. > Usually they go to arm/master. > Outside of the merge window they go arm/next. > OK > Tom > > Regards Vipin _______________________________________________ U-Boot mailing list U-Boot@lists.denx.de http://lists.denx.de/mailman/listinfo/u-boot
