Dear Adarsh, In message <CAJgxa7ev2Zao61SDjOt+2k5qJfDxiY1bwTqmcFg=g4isk-u...@mail.gmail.com> you wrote: > > Could you *please clarify* couple of my queries* regarding posting > questions* to the mailing list.
I can try... > + Most of the postings in the mailing list are observed to be code patches. > Could we also post our observations/opinions on the code/commands/issues on > a particular u-boot release and > discuss with other u-boot contributors?? Of course you can also just ask questions. But as you probably see, this is a pretty high volume mailing list, so there is always a chance that such messages may be missed. > If yes, is there any specific string (similar to [PATCH] for a patch or a > [BUG] for a bug etc) to be mentioned in the subject line?? No, there is no such tag. But it is always a good idea to add the custodian for the affected sub-system on Cc: ; normally you can find such information in the MAINTAINERS file, or try using the scripts/get_maintainer.pl tool. in case of environment code you just have bad luck, as the entry for MAINTAINERS has not been added yet to mainline (but it was seen on the mailing list). > 1.[U-Boot] cmd: clarification on 'env ask' command execution > 2.Unable to delete the hush shell local variables > > Both of them were not forwarded by the moderator (not sure what was wrong ). I can see 1. at https://lists.denx.de/pipermail/u-boot/2019-October/386682.html > I re-sent the second query yesterday to the mailing list with subject line > "*[U-Boot] [BUG] cmd : Local Hush Variable Could not be deleted* " > and it got forwarded. You can avoid that your messages need a maintainer's attention by subscribing to the mailing list. there is tons of spam messages that need to get manually cleaned up, and it's easy to miss a regular posting, especially if the subject line is not clear enough. > So, any specific guidelines to post queries/observations/bugs for > discussion will be definitely helpful > and keep us going. > > + For newbies, could you suggest any pre-requisites, initial documents or > guidelines to follow while they > explore u-boot ( from user/tester/developer perspective ). I found it always useful to read and remember the recommendations posted in [1]. [1] http://www.catb.org/%7eesr/faqs/smart-questions.html Best regards, Wolfgang Denk -- DENX Software Engineering GmbH, Managing Director: Wolfgang Denk HRB 165235 Munich, Office: Kirchenstr.5, D-82194 Groebenzell, Germany Phone: (+49)-8142-66989-10 Fax: (+49)-8142-66989-80 Email: w...@denx.de The only perfect science is hind-sight. _______________________________________________ U-Boot mailing list U-Boot@lists.denx.de https://lists.denx.de/listinfo/u-boot
