On 02/03/07, Joe Buck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Fri, Mar 02, 2007 at 01:31:12AM +0000, Manuel López-Ibáñez wrote:
> On 02/03/07, Andrew Pinski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >A week is too short of time to ping a patch.
> >
>
> Ups! I actually believed that a week was the recommended time to ping
> a patch. What is it then?
Sometimes the only knowledgeable reviewer will be away on vacation.
And? If I knew that the only knowledgeable reviewer is away on
vacation, I will hold my pings. But if I don't know, what is the
problem with keeping pinging? I think 4-5-6 or 10 pings are not as
important as patches that get lost in the archive, or stay in the
patch queue ad infinitum, since if I keep pinging there is a chance
that the patch will get reviewed someday but if I stop or get hit by a
bus, there is a higher chance that the patch will be forgotten until
the point of not applying anymore.
So again, what is the recommended minimum time to ping? I believed it
was 1 week because I read it somewhere but it seems I was wrong.
Cheers,
Manuel.
