Commit 02f99987 authored by Mark Brown's avatar Mark Brown Committed by Jonathan Corbet

docs: submitting-patches: Suggest a longer expected time for responses

While some subsystems do typically have very fast turnaround times on
review this is far from standard over the kernel and is likely to set
unrealistic expectations for submitters.  Tell submitters to expect 2-3
weeks instead, this will cover more of the kernel.
Signed-off-by: default avatarMark Brown <broonie@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: default avatarJavier Martinez Canillas <javierm@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: default avatarJonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230913-submitting-patches-delay-v1-1-a2d48c5ca205@kernel.org
parent 92224e80
......@@ -366,10 +366,10 @@ 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
one week before resubmitting or pinging reviewers - possibly longer during
busy times like merge windows.
receive comments within a few weeks (typically 2-3); if that does not
happen, make sure that you have sent your patches to the right place.
Wait for a minimum of one week before resubmitting or pinging reviewers
- possibly longer during busy times like merge windows.
It's also ok to resend the patch or the patch series after a couple of
weeks with the word "RESEND" added to the subject line::
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