On Fri, Jan 30, 2026 at 01:07:20AM +0300, Alexander Borisov wrote: > I saw that reviews by third parties (not contributors and committers) > are included in the commit log header. > > In general, I want to understand how useful this is for committers.
There are several level of reviews, of course, but I tend to find all of them useful. Even a small set of contributions like checking if a patch runs or catching typo or project-style mistakes is the set of things that helps in reducing the overall workload when a patch is picked up to be integrated into the tree. This is a very situational and case-by-case handling, of course. It makes more sense to question the design of a 3k patch than complain about two typos in it. A trend that I think lacks a lot in terms of patch authors and reviews is that it is usually possible to split a patch in multiple simpler patches, where initial pieces are more focused on refactoring or some beautification. I'd encourage authors and reviewers in spending time in finding and in suggesting such things, as it can reduce a lot the work overall. And it's easier to pick up for a committer. -- Michael
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