On Sat, Sep 05, 2026 at 10:20:45AM -0600, Jonathan Corbet wrote:
I would like to emphasize this - slow down a bit and maybe you won't
overwhelm the system entirely.
I find myself telling more and more new submitters to slow down. Sounds like
they don't read our documentation before submitting patches. Especially if the
file is even called submitting-patches:
From: Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
Don't get discouraged - or impatient
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After you have submitted your change, be patient and wait. Reviewers are
busy people and may not get to your patch right away.
Once upon a time, patches used to disappear into the void without comment,
but the development process works more smoothly than that now. You should
receive comments within a week or so; if that does not happen, make sure
that you have sent your patches to the right place. Wait for a minimum of
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one week before resubmitting or pinging reviewers - possibly longer during
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busy times like merge windows.
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Regards/Gruss,
Boris.
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