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diff --git a/Documentation/maintainer/maintainer-entry-profile.rst b/Documentation/maintainer/maintainer-entry-profile.rst index 11ebe3682771..18cee1edaecb 100644 --- a/Documentation/maintainer/maintainer-entry-profile.rst +++ b/Documentation/maintainer/maintainer-entry-profile.rst @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ The Maintainer Entry Profile supplements the top-level process documents (submitting-patches, submitting drivers...) with subsystem/device-driver-local customs as well as details about the patch submission life-cycle. A contributor uses this document to level set -their expectations and avoid common mistakes, maintainers may use these +their expectations and avoid common mistakes; maintainers may use these profiles to look across subsystems for opportunities to converge on common practices. @@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ Example questions to consider: - Does the subsystem have a patchwork instance? Are patchwork state changes notified? - Any bots or CI infrastructure that watches the list, or automated - testing feedback that the subsystem gates acceptance? + testing feedback that the subsystem uses to gate acceptance? - Git branches that are pulled into -next? - What branch should contributors submit against? - Links to any other Maintainer Entry Profiles? For example a device-driver may point to an entry for its parent subsystem. This makes - the contributor aware of obligations a maintainer may have have for + the contributor aware of obligations a maintainer may have for other maintainers in the submission chain. @@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ One of the common misunderstandings of submitters is that patches can be sent at any time before the merge window closes and can still be considered for the next -rc1. The reality is that most patches need to be settled in soaking in linux-next in advance of the merge window -opening. Clarify for the submitter the key dates (in terms rc release -week) that patches might considered for merging and when patches need to +opening. Clarify for the submitter the key dates (in terms of -rc release +week) that patches might be considered for merging and when patches need to wait for the next -rc. At a minimum: - Last -rc for new feature submissions: @@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ wait for the next -rc. At a minimum: - Last -rc to merge features: Deadline for merge decisions Indicate to contributors the point at which an as yet un-applied patch set will need to wait for the NEXT+1 merge window. Of course there is no - obligation to ever except any given patchset, but if the review has not - concluded by this point the expectation the contributor should wait and + obligation to ever accept any given patchset, but if the review has not + concluded by this point the expectation is the contributor should wait and resubmit for the following merge window. Optional: @@ -101,3 +101,8 @@ to do something different in the near future. ../doc-guide/maintainer-profile ../nvdimm/maintainer-entry-profile + ../arch/riscv/patch-acceptance + ../driver-api/media/maintainer-entry-profile + ../driver-api/vfio-pci-device-specific-driver-acceptance + ../nvme/feature-and-quirk-policy + ../filesystems/xfs/xfs-maintainer-entry-profile |