On 2018-03-02 10:14:52 +1300, David Rowley wrote:
> One observation is that it appears you're already running damage
> control to triage the patches that will certainly not make it. I don't
> think this particular patch is overly complex, so is that really a
> good thing to do on the first of the month? It's certainly not that
> encouraging for patch authors... I'd have imagined encouragement to be
> better tactic at this stage, but will defer to your better judgment.
Well, we have a 250 patch fest, with relatively few people doing active
review and commit work. We're going to make unpleasant choice :(
I definitely agree it'd be a lot nicer if weren't as pressed for serious
review and committer cycles :(
> For the patch, it's a weekender patch for me, not related to 2q work.
> Time is just harder to find, but I happen to have some this weekend
> which I'd really like to dedicate to the patch. If you're willing to
> hold fire until Sunday, if I've not done the work before then I'll
> personally return it with feedback.
Ok.
Greetings,
Andres Freund