Does this user have a bugzilla :alias so that folks submitting patches
via MozReview or similar can just write r=build-peer or something,
rather than having to manually select the appropriate shared queue
after submitting their patch for review?

-Nathan

On Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 1:41 PM, Chris Cooper <c...@mozilla.com> wrote:
> Many of the build peers have long review queues. I'm not convinced
> that all of the review requests going to any particular build peer
> need to be exclusive. We're going to try an experiment to see if we
> can make this better for patch authors and reviewers alike. To this
> end, we've set up a shared review queue for patches submitted to the
> Core::Build Config module.
>
> How to participate:
>
> When you submit your next Build Config patch, simply select the new,
> shared "user" core-build-config-revi...@mozilla.bugs as the reviewer
> instead of a specific build peer. The build peers are watching this
> new user, and will triage and review your patch accordingly.
>
> This new arrangement should hopefully shorten patch queues for
> specific reviewers and improve turnaround times for everybody. It also
> has the added benefit of automatically working around absences,
> vacations, and departures of build peers.
>
> Note: this system still allows for targeting reviews to specific build
> peers. Indeed, the build peers may do exactly that in triage if the
> patch in question touches a particular sub-domain. However, I would
> encourage patch authors to use the shared bucket unless you really
> understand the sub-domain yourself or are collaborating directly with
> a particular build peer.
>
> As indicated in the subject, this is an experiment. I will monitor
> patch queues and turnaround time over the next few months, and then
> decide in January whether we should continue or try something else.
>
> Thanks for your patience, and for trying something new.
>
> cheers,
> --
> coop
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