On Wed, 8 Feb 2023 06:45:28 GMT, Thomas Stuefe <stu...@openjdk.org> wrote:

> The informal rule is that ongoing discussions should be closed and that 
> nobody strongly objects to a change. Two reviewers are easy to come by. The 
> point of this rule is that you have a reasonable chance to block changes you 
> strongly oppose. And that every change in the code base has the buy-in from 
> the majority.
> 
> Note that a patch is seldom blocked by one person alone for a prolonged 
> amount of time. But sometimes, overworked reviewers may block-then-ghost 
> without meaning to. Requires patience from authors and responsibility from 
> reviewers. As an author, it is okay to ping after a while and, getting no 
> answer, to integrate with a clear warning.
> 
> This all requires more time than faster paced projects, which is accepted for 
> most RFEs. Requires more discussion and convincing, but gives us a better 
> community. Still faster than getting in kernel patches :)

Okay, fair. I will keep all this in mind. Thank you! Let's continue the 
discussion, will respond in a second.

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PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/12229

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