Re: [Ksummit-discuss] [RFC PATCH 2/3] MAINTAINERS, Handbook: Subsystem Profile

On Wed, 14 Nov 2018, Dan Williams wrote: > As presented at the 2018 Linux Plumbers conference [1], the Subsystem > Profile is proposed as a way to reduce friction between committers and > maintainers and perhaps encourage conversations amongst maintainers > about best practice policies. > > The profile contains short answers to some of the common policy > questions a contributor might have, or that a maintainer might consider > formalizing. The current list of maintenance policies is: > > Overview: General introduction to maintaining the subsystem > Core: List of source files considered core > Leaf: List of source files that consume core functionality > Patches or Pull requests: Simple statement of expected submission format > Last -rc for new feature submissions: Expected lead time for submissions > Last -rc to merge features: Deadline for merge decisions > Non-author Ack / Review Tags Required: Patch review economics > Test Suite: Pass this suite before requesting inclusion > Resubmit Cadence: When to ping the maintainer > Trusted Reviewers: Help for triaging patches > Time Zone / Office Hours: When might a maintainer be available > Checkpatch / Style Cleanups: Policy on pure cleanup patches > Off-list review: Request for review gates > TODO: Potential development tasks up for grabs, or active focus areas How about patch subject lines? What is the formula that should be used to transform the name(s) of the affected file(s) into an appropriate suject line?