Wed, Mar 08, 2023 at 05:30:21PM CET, m...@redhat.com wrote: >On Tue, Mar 07, 2023 at 06:52:03PM +0000, Parav Pandit wrote: >> > And I wonder whether it's worth it - it definitely makes contributing to >> > Linux >> > harder, and even within Linux it pushes contributors away. >> The number of virtio spec contributors are in order of magnitude less >> than Linux kernel or just the Linux netdev. Patch split up reduces >> lot of time author and reviewers. For example, interrupt moderation >> at v10 can be very easily split up where prep patch can have RB tag >> and v11 doesn't need reviewers and author's time. Your work here with >> 10 patches is yet another good example of it. I remember Max and I >> started with 6 patches... and current 10 are more useful way to split >> them. > >It's a big project though. All I ask is that we try to be gentler >than netdev to new contributors. If there's a 10 line patch it is >not necessary to be pedantic and ask for it to be split up to >a 3 patch series.
One patch per change quite common everywhere. IDK, I don't see why that would be a problem. > >-- >MST > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from this mail list, you must leave the OASIS TC that >generates this mail. Follow this link to all your TCs in OASIS at: >https://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/portal/my_workgroups.php > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: virtio-dev-unsubscr...@lists.oasis-open.org For additional commands, e-mail: virtio-dev-h...@lists.oasis-open.org
