Re: [PATCH net 1/3] docs: netdev: document that patch series length limit
From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Date: 2022-07-01 16:16:44
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From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Date: 2022-07-01 16:16:44
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On Fri, 1 Jul 2022 09:48:30 +0200 Andrew Lunn wrote:
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+Put yourself in the shoes of the reviewer. Each patch is read separately +and therefore should constitute a comprehensible step towards your stated +goal. Avoid sending series longer than 15 patches, they clog review queue +and increase mailing list traffic when re-posted.I think a key concept is, big patch series takes longer to review, so needs a bigger junk of time allocated to it, so often gets differed until late. As a result, it will take longer to merge. A small series can be reviewed in a short time, so Maintainers just do it, allowing for quicker merging.
Good point, let me fold that in.