Re: [Qemu-devel] New requirement for getting block layer patches merged

[Markus Armbruster]

"Gonglei (Arei)" <address@hidden> writes:

>> From: Kevin Wolf [mailto:address@hidden
[...]
>> I'll probably keep reviewing paches without an R-b when they are simple
>> or in my area of expertise (like qcow2), like any other reviewer should.
>> The point is just that when I don't, before you ping us maintainers
>> about a patch, try to get a good review from some other contributor.
>> 
> But there's a problem that a patch may have not get a review
> from other contributors in some areas, maybe only few people worked on it.
> After a few weeks, maintainers can give some response to author if 
> the author is pinging...?

If you're having difficulties getting a satisfactory review, and you
don't know whom to ask for one, then asking for help is fair.  I'd ask
the list, cc'ing my best guess at who could be willing to help with
finding reviewers.  The guess generally include maintainers.

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