Re: [PATCH v2 00/25] Apple M1 SoC platform bring-up
From: Marc Zyngier <maz@kernel.org>
Date: 2021-02-15 19:12:26
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On Mon, 15 Feb 2021 17:43:59 +0000, Krzysztof Kozlowski [off-list ref] wrote:
For bigger patchsets, you should combine get_maintainer.pl with sending emails so individual patches will go to all role-based entries from get_maintainer.pl and to all mailing lists. You can (and sometimes even worth to) skip proposals based on git-history. Then the cover letter which should go to everyone... or most of people and linked from individual patches. For example the easiest I think: 1. Put all folks and lists as "Cc:" in cover letter. 2. Send everything: git send-email --cc-cmd "scripts/get_maintainer.pl --no-git --no-roles --no-rolestats" --to linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org 0* Optionally you could add --no-git-fallback to get_maintainer if it proposes some irrelevant addresses. Other way is to send first cover letter and then reference it via in-reply-to: 1. To get everyone for cover letter: scripts/get_maintainer.pl --no-multiline --interactive --separator=\'' --to '\' --no-git --no-roles --no-rolestats 00* 2. git send-email --cc linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org ... 0000* 3. Finally all patches with in-reply-to: git send-email --cc-cmd "scripts/get_maintainer.pl --no-git --no-roles --no-rolestats" --to linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org --no-thread --in-reply-to='foo-bar-xxxxxxx' 000[123456789]-* 00[123456789]*-*
I personally dislike this method as a recipient. Context matters, and seeing how an isolated patch fits in a bigger series is pretty important. I can mark the patches I don't care about quicker than you can say "Don't care", and it saves me having to drag the mbox via lore and import it. That's only me, but I suspect I'm not the only one with that particular flow. Thanks, M. -- Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.