Re: [RFC] automatic CC generation for patch submission

2007-06-30 Thread Dan Aloni
On Sat, Jun 30, 2007 at 09:32:05AM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote: >[..] > > > Given a set of historical modifiers of a file, > > would you take the most common commiter(s), or the most common > > _recent_ commiter(s), or what? It's a bit fuzzy. > > All the above? Multiply frequency by recency,

Re: [RFC] automatic CC generation for patch submission

2007-06-30 Thread Adrian Bunk
On Sat, Jun 30, 2007 at 09:32:05AM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote: > On Sat, 30 Jun 2007 13:47:52 +0300 Dan Aloni <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Sat, Jun 30, 2007 at 02:54:25AM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote: > > > On Fri, 29 Jun 2007 19:51:53 -0700 "Kok, Auke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > >

Re: [RFC] automatic CC generation for patch submission

2007-06-30 Thread Andrew Morton
On Sat, 30 Jun 2007 13:47:52 +0300 Dan Aloni <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, Jun 30, 2007 at 02:54:25AM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote: > > On Fri, 29 Jun 2007 19:51:53 -0700 "Kok, Auke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Some extensions to the popular E-Mail clients might be needed > > >

Re: [RFC] automatic CC generation for patch submission

2007-06-30 Thread Kok, Auke
Andrew Morton wrote: On Fri, 29 Jun 2007 19:51:53 -0700 "Kok, Auke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Some extensions to the popular E-Mail clients might be needed here. Also, a bot reading LKML would automatically send links about posted patches to the other mailing lists whenever someone forgets

Re: [RFC] automatic CC generation for patch submission

2007-06-30 Thread Adrian Bunk
On Sat, Jun 30, 2007 at 12:47:11PM +0300, Dan Aloni wrote: > On Sat, Jun 30, 2007 at 06:01:23AM +0200, Adrian Bunk wrote: > > On Sat, Jun 30, 2007 at 05:34:51AM +0300, Dan Aloni wrote: > > >... > > > Basically, instead of manually figuring out who to add to CC > > > when sending a patch to LKML by

Re: [RFC] automatic CC generation for patch submission

2007-06-30 Thread Oleg Verych
On Sat, Jun 30, 2007 at 01:26:01PM +0300, Dan Aloni wrote: [] > > As you will see, nobody cares about comprehensive > > patches/tests/bugs/testers/developers *tracking* system. > > > > And don't limit yourself to fast conclusions. Thanks. > > I am not proposing a comprehensive tracking system. I

Re: [RFC] automatic CC generation for patch submission

2007-06-30 Thread Dan Aloni
On Sat, Jun 30, 2007 at 02:54:25AM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote: > On Fri, 29 Jun 2007 19:51:53 -0700 "Kok, Auke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Some extensions to the popular E-Mail clients might be needed > > > here. Also, a bot reading LKML would automatically send links > > > about posted

Re: [RFC] automatic CC generation for patch submission

2007-06-30 Thread Dan Aloni
On Sat, Jun 30, 2007 at 12:22:46PM +0200, Oleg Verych wrote: > > Right, however many patches don't map to bug reports and don't > > need the heavy use of BTS. This suggestion is mainly for the > > improvement of peer review concerning code changes submitted > > by people who are not the

Re: [RFC] automatic CC generation for patch submission

2007-06-30 Thread Oleg Verych
On Sat, Jun 30, 2007 at 06:08:54AM +0300, Dan Aloni wrote: > On Sat, Jun 30, 2007 at 05:01:44AM +0200, Oleg Verych wrote: > > * Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2007 05:34:51 +0300 > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > I'd like to present a suggestion for automatic generation of > > > carbon copy fields in the E-Mails

Re: [RFC] automatic CC generation for patch submission

2007-06-30 Thread Andrew Morton
On Fri, 29 Jun 2007 19:51:53 -0700 "Kok, Auke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Some extensions to the popular E-Mail clients might be needed > > here. Also, a bot reading LKML would automatically send links > > about posted patches to the other mailing lists whenever > > someone forgets to add

Re: [RFC] automatic CC generation for patch submission

2007-06-30 Thread Dan Aloni
On Sat, Jun 30, 2007 at 06:01:23AM +0200, Adrian Bunk wrote: > On Sat, Jun 30, 2007 at 05:34:51AM +0300, Dan Aloni wrote: > >... > > Basically, instead of manually figuring out who to add to CC > > when sending a patch to LKML by looking at MAINTAINERS, a > > script can look at '.maintainers'

Re: [RFC] automatic CC generation for patch submission

2007-06-30 Thread Dan Aloni
On Sat, Jun 30, 2007 at 06:01:23AM +0200, Adrian Bunk wrote: On Sat, Jun 30, 2007 at 05:34:51AM +0300, Dan Aloni wrote: ... Basically, instead of manually figuring out who to add to CC when sending a patch to LKML by looking at MAINTAINERS, a script can look at '.maintainers' files spread

Re: [RFC] automatic CC generation for patch submission

2007-06-30 Thread Andrew Morton
On Fri, 29 Jun 2007 19:51:53 -0700 Kok, Auke [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Some extensions to the popular E-Mail clients might be needed here. Also, a bot reading LKML would automatically send links about posted patches to the other mailing lists whenever someone forgets to add a CC.

Re: [RFC] automatic CC generation for patch submission

2007-06-30 Thread Oleg Verych
On Sat, Jun 30, 2007 at 06:08:54AM +0300, Dan Aloni wrote: On Sat, Jun 30, 2007 at 05:01:44AM +0200, Oleg Verych wrote: * Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2007 05:34:51 +0300 Hello, I'd like to present a suggestion for automatic generation of carbon copy fields in the E-Mails of posted

Re: [RFC] automatic CC generation for patch submission

2007-06-30 Thread Dan Aloni
On Sat, Jun 30, 2007 at 12:22:46PM +0200, Oleg Verych wrote: Right, however many patches don't map to bug reports and don't need the heavy use of BTS. This suggestion is mainly for the improvement of peer review concerning code changes submitted by people who are not the maintainers.

Re: [RFC] automatic CC generation for patch submission

2007-06-30 Thread Dan Aloni
On Sat, Jun 30, 2007 at 02:54:25AM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote: On Fri, 29 Jun 2007 19:51:53 -0700 Kok, Auke [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Some extensions to the popular E-Mail clients might be needed here. Also, a bot reading LKML would automatically send links about posted patches to the

Re: [RFC] automatic CC generation for patch submission

2007-06-30 Thread Oleg Verych
On Sat, Jun 30, 2007 at 01:26:01PM +0300, Dan Aloni wrote: [] As you will see, nobody cares about comprehensive patches/tests/bugs/testers/developers *tracking* system. And don't limit yourself to fast conclusions. Thanks. I am not proposing a comprehensive tracking system. I think

Re: [RFC] automatic CC generation for patch submission

2007-06-30 Thread Adrian Bunk
On Sat, Jun 30, 2007 at 12:47:11PM +0300, Dan Aloni wrote: On Sat, Jun 30, 2007 at 06:01:23AM +0200, Adrian Bunk wrote: On Sat, Jun 30, 2007 at 05:34:51AM +0300, Dan Aloni wrote: ... Basically, instead of manually figuring out who to add to CC when sending a patch to LKML by looking at

Re: [RFC] automatic CC generation for patch submission

2007-06-30 Thread Kok, Auke
Andrew Morton wrote: On Fri, 29 Jun 2007 19:51:53 -0700 Kok, Auke [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Some extensions to the popular E-Mail clients might be needed here. Also, a bot reading LKML would automatically send links about posted patches to the other mailing lists whenever someone forgets to

Re: [RFC] automatic CC generation for patch submission

2007-06-30 Thread Andrew Morton
On Sat, 30 Jun 2007 13:47:52 +0300 Dan Aloni [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, Jun 30, 2007 at 02:54:25AM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote: On Fri, 29 Jun 2007 19:51:53 -0700 Kok, Auke [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Some extensions to the popular E-Mail clients might be needed here. Also, a bot

Re: [RFC] automatic CC generation for patch submission

2007-06-30 Thread Adrian Bunk
On Sat, Jun 30, 2007 at 09:32:05AM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote: On Sat, 30 Jun 2007 13:47:52 +0300 Dan Aloni [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, Jun 30, 2007 at 02:54:25AM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote: On Fri, 29 Jun 2007 19:51:53 -0700 Kok, Auke [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Some extensions

Re: [RFC] automatic CC generation for patch submission

2007-06-30 Thread Dan Aloni
On Sat, Jun 30, 2007 at 09:32:05AM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote: [..] Given a set of historical modifiers of a file, would you take the most common commiter(s), or the most common _recent_ commiter(s), or what? It's a bit fuzzy. All the above? Multiply frequency by recency, pick the

Re: [RFC] automatic CC generation for patch submission

2007-06-29 Thread Adrian Bunk
On Sat, Jun 30, 2007 at 05:34:51AM +0300, Dan Aloni wrote: >... > Basically, instead of manually figuring out who to add to CC > when sending a patch to LKML by looking at MAINTAINERS, a > script can look at '.maintainers' files spread across the > source tree and automatically generate a proper

Re: [RFC] automatic CC generation for patch submission

2007-06-29 Thread Satyam Sharma
On 6/30/07, Satyam Sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 6/30/07, Kok, Auke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [...] > an easier way to implement this is to add an extra field in the MAINTAINERS > file, something like below. All the contact info would stay the same, closely > where applicable and it

Re: [RFC] automatic CC generation for patch submission

2007-06-29 Thread Satyam Sharma
On 6/30/07, Kok, Auke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [...] an easier way to implement this is to add an extra field in the MAINTAINERS file, something like below. All the contact info would stay the same, closely where applicable and it would allow you to also specify specific files as well. Hmm,

Re: [RFC] automatic CC generation for patch submission

2007-06-29 Thread Dan Aloni
On Sat, Jun 30, 2007 at 05:01:44AM +0200, Oleg Verych wrote: > * Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2007 05:34:51 +0300 > > > > Hello, > > > > I'd like to present a suggestion for automatic generation of > > carbon copy fields in the E-Mails of posted patches. > > > > Basically, instead of manually figuring out

Re: [RFC] automatic CC generation for patch submission

2007-06-29 Thread Kok, Auke
Dan Aloni wrote: Hello, I'd like to present a suggestion for automatic generation of carbon copy fields in the E-Mails of posted patches. Basically, instead of manually figuring out who to add to CC when sending a patch to LKML by looking at MAINTAINERS, a script can look at '.maintainers'

Re: [RFC] automatic CC generation for patch submission

2007-06-29 Thread Oleg Verych
* Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2007 05:34:51 +0300 > > Hello, > > I'd like to present a suggestion for automatic generation of > carbon copy fields in the E-Mails of posted patches. > > Basically, instead of manually figuring out who to add to CC > when sending a patch to LKML by looking at MAINTAINERS, a

[RFC] automatic CC generation for patch submission

2007-06-29 Thread Dan Aloni
Hello, I'd like to present a suggestion for automatic generation of carbon copy fields in the E-Mails of posted patches. Basically, instead of manually figuring out who to add to CC when sending a patch to LKML by looking at MAINTAINERS, a script can look at '.maintainers' files spread across

[RFC] automatic CC generation for patch submission

2007-06-29 Thread Dan Aloni
Hello, I'd like to present a suggestion for automatic generation of carbon copy fields in the E-Mails of posted patches. Basically, instead of manually figuring out who to add to CC when sending a patch to LKML by looking at MAINTAINERS, a script can look at '.maintainers' files spread across

Re: [RFC] automatic CC generation for patch submission

2007-06-29 Thread Oleg Verych
* Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2007 05:34:51 +0300 Hello, I'd like to present a suggestion for automatic generation of carbon copy fields in the E-Mails of posted patches. Basically, instead of manually figuring out who to add to CC when sending a patch to LKML by looking at MAINTAINERS, a script

Re: [RFC] automatic CC generation for patch submission

2007-06-29 Thread Kok, Auke
Dan Aloni wrote: Hello, I'd like to present a suggestion for automatic generation of carbon copy fields in the E-Mails of posted patches. Basically, instead of manually figuring out who to add to CC when sending a patch to LKML by looking at MAINTAINERS, a script can look at '.maintainers'

Re: [RFC] automatic CC generation for patch submission

2007-06-29 Thread Dan Aloni
On Sat, Jun 30, 2007 at 05:01:44AM +0200, Oleg Verych wrote: * Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2007 05:34:51 +0300 Hello, I'd like to present a suggestion for automatic generation of carbon copy fields in the E-Mails of posted patches. Basically, instead of manually figuring out who to add to CC

Re: [RFC] automatic CC generation for patch submission

2007-06-29 Thread Satyam Sharma
On 6/30/07, Kok, Auke [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [...] an easier way to implement this is to add an extra field in the MAINTAINERS file, something like below. All the contact info would stay the same, closely where applicable and it would allow you to also specify specific files as well. Hmm,

Re: [RFC] automatic CC generation for patch submission

2007-06-29 Thread Satyam Sharma
On 6/30/07, Satyam Sharma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 6/30/07, Kok, Auke [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [...] an easier way to implement this is to add an extra field in the MAINTAINERS file, something like below. All the contact info would stay the same, closely where applicable and it would

Re: [RFC] automatic CC generation for patch submission

2007-06-29 Thread Adrian Bunk
On Sat, Jun 30, 2007 at 05:34:51AM +0300, Dan Aloni wrote: ... Basically, instead of manually figuring out who to add to CC when sending a patch to LKML by looking at MAINTAINERS, a script can look at '.maintainers' files spread across the source tree and automatically generate a proper list