Re: [PATCH v21 001/100] eclone (1/11): Factor out code to allocate pidmap page

On Sat, May 01, 2010 at 03:10:22PM -0700, David Miller wrote:

NO WAY, there is no way in the world you should post 100 patches
at a time to any mailing list, especially those at vger.kernel.org
that have thousands upon thousands of subscribers.

Post only small, well contained, sets of patches at a time.  At most
10 or so in one go.

Do you realize how much mail traffic you generate by posting so many
patches at one time, and how unlikely it is for anyone to actually
sift through and review your patches after you've spammed them by
posting so many at one time?

A second infraction and I will have no choice but to block you at the
SMTP level at vger.kernel.org so please do not do it again.

So I really agree with everything you said here, but I do wonder why you haven't
sent a similar rant about the often 100+ patchsets for the -stable series.  We  
are supposed to review those and follow up on them to be sure they're suitable  
for a stable release.

Or the 100+ emails about regressions from version to version.  Etc, etc.

I'm not saying you're wrong, but it does seem a bit odd that you choose to reply
to this one, and not the other umpteen cases I often see.  Maybe it isn't about 
the size or volume of the emails, and more about the fact that it's 100 patches 
to implement _one_ thing?  If so, then I don't really think it's about list
traffic at all...

josh