On 02/10/15 06:13, Matthew Ahrens wrote:

This is a reminder to review the (much anticipated) resumable
send/receive code, or let me know if you need more time, by tomorrow.


This patch contains in addition to the feature implementation many
small style changes and preparatory commits. While those changes
are for the better and it's good to have them in, I feel they are
an unnecessary burden to the reviewer.
In the past I have made good experiences with splitting up larger
patches. I think there are at least 5 or 6 patches that could be
extracted and stand for themselves, all very easy to review.
As a reviewer, you can walk through them one by one, leaving only
the essence of the feature in the last one. This way, it's much
easier to concentrate on it. It could probably cut up to 30% off
the main patch.
Also, style changes can introduce errors, and having them in
small standalone patches increases the visibility and they will
probably get more reviews (everyone loves small reviews).

For the commit to the repository the commits could also get squashed
again, if that fits the current integration workflow better.
Unfortunately ReviewBoard doesn't seem to have support for multiple
commits in a single review request.

This is not to be seen as a request to change this review request,
I already worked through it. But maybe we can adapt the process for
coming reviews a bit, to make it easier for potential reviewers.

Thanks,
Arne
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