On Thu, 11 Dec 2025, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> On Thu, 11 Dec 2025 at 09:11, Linus Torvalds
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > This pull request came in late, and doesn't have a proper explanation,
> > so I'm less than thrilled.
> >
> > Get me a proper explanation of what has been going on.
>
> The code has also been recently rebased for some unknown reason that
> isn't explained
I rebased it just before sending it because the kernel test robot found
grammatical errors in two commit messages.
> I've pulled it, and written a better explanation for it all, but you
> are now officially on my shit-list.
>
> That means that next merge window, if you don't do things properly and
> in a timely manner, I'm just not bothering to pull. Because this is
> *not* how pull requests are supposed to be done in the kernel.
>
> The two-week merge window is *not* for random unexplained late development.
>
> The two weeks are for *merging*, not for "oh, I have time to rebase
> code that wasn't ready, but I don't have time to explain any of it".
>
> Linus
What's your preferred time frame for submitting the device mapper pull
request? One week since the merge window starts? Or less than one week?
Mikulas
