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

[Gonglei (Arei)]

> From: Markus Armbruster [mailto:address@hidden
> Sent: Friday, September 12, 2014 5:02 PM
> To: Gonglei (Arei)
> Cc: Kevin Wolf; Benoît Canet; Stefan Hajnoczi; address@hidden
> Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] New requirement for getting block layer patches
> merged
> 
> "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.
> 
Yes. Indeed!

Best regards,
-Gonglei