[PATCH 5/6] SubmittingPatches: clarify the meaning of "Will queue"
From: Junio C Hamano <hidden>
Date: 2026-07-11 19:26:59
Subsystem:
documentation, the rest · Maintainers:
Jonathan Corbet, Linus Torvalds
Document that "Will queue" contributors get is merely a promise to put the topic in 'seen' and has no other meaning. Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <redacted> --- Documentation/SubmittingPatches | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
index 12f9660cef..0a80358703 100644
--- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
+++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches@@ -104,7 +104,9 @@ of review. branch, in order to make it easier for people to play with it without having to pick up and apply the patches to their trees themselves. Being in `seen` has no other meaning. Specifically, it - does not mean the patch was "accepted" in any way. + does not mean the patch was "accepted" in any way. The maintainer + may reply with "Will queue" when choosing to add the patches to + `seen`, but it does not mean the patch has been "accepted", either. . When the discussion reaches a consensus that the latest iteration of the patches are in good enough shape, the maintainer includes the
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