On Wed, Mar 4, 2026 at 11:20 PM Markus Armbruster <[email protected]> wrote:
> Warner Losh <[email protected]> writes: > > [...] > > > I'm trying to not let my irritation show through too much, but I'm only > 10k > > lines into 40k of upstreaming and these side trips are slowing things > down > > too much. I appreciate the reviews that have found bugs in the code, but > > I'm struggling with requests like this. I really need to limit the scope > of > > what I take on because there's a lot left to do and I'm doing it in my > > spare time. > > > > So does that sound like a good plan? Or what should I do? > > > > Warner > > > > P.S. Sorry if my frustration is showing through too much... > > I don't see a reason for apologies here. > > Cooperation gets frustrating at times. We may hide our frustration, > stew in it until it becomes unbearable, then explode, or give up and go > away. All undesirable outcomes. It's better to be open about it early, > in a respectful manner. This is what you did, and it's alright. > > It's okay to say "no, because" to reviewer requests. We can then try to > work out a path forward together. > I agree completely. My preemptive apology was because I wasn't sure if my tone was becoming too sharp to maintain the necessary respect to find that path forward together. I'm still learning the boundries for this community with respect to pushback. Warner
