From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com (us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com [170.10.133.124]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 9285D3858402 for ; Mon, 29 Nov 2021 22:21:02 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.4.1 sourceware.org 9285D3858402 Received: from mail-io1-f72.google.com (mail-io1-f72.google.com [209.85.166.72]) by relay.mimecast.com with ESMTP with STARTTLS (version=TLSv1.2, cipher=TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384) id us-mta-126-YuuXgbI_Om2qOtwupzSAOw-1; Mon, 29 Nov 2021 17:20:59 -0500 X-MC-Unique: YuuXgbI_Om2qOtwupzSAOw-1 Received: by mail-io1-f72.google.com with SMTP id 7-20020a6b0107000000b005ed196a2546so22339333iob.11 for ; Mon, 29 Nov 2021 14:20:59 -0800 (PST) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20210112; h=x-gm-message-state:message-id:date:mime-version:user-agent:subject :content-language:to:references:from:organization:in-reply-to :content-transfer-encoding; bh=xi+bqiMQOQYLDN0HowHDT9Hh0qAxl7NEpWSEXC+/bX0=; b=H5xDss2ptp+oxMizo11pCFUQ4sYAIybEB+qKeadsyTFIP2r0plNUA/K7+pjVwLqMqM Ipx+zdMbn89H7oCCFOMocLIF+Wu7528yOoL42/LS0SsUtLYhd6+/7TxdqyiLQt96QAfI E8ki8nP5tl6UhdOlBEFLSzCggLj5GssSVuZqSS90XVxsGFQ7wgqU9MZle78TIu8D0ub8 5QCIXMOxlMmwADhmal5aEXuRfvguXk6QjTyScrSe88Rz5cFGSBThpy/NROV8eoRyP1I7 S9/9w1ULjQ6KHR+TfgZAHSz3mghM2GE1mua251hbEaRojr3Y7nVOvG4SNkTSJq6CHWVJ WI5A== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM531Q6n24U8i2DD/UHR8mBg5TMDAY5VCrkWYbL+QohJMt+eZ251/b TQjCxPN9Lop/6p7RYBC1iqBjBGbEMe/bK5tH+FJKcWvvvRrq0dnUejSit6qvk3JVf9MLceFGGad +w791npQPnuVSBWIAvWre X-Received: by 2002:a05:6e02:b4f:: with SMTP id f15mr45634397ilu.201.1638224458564; Mon, 29 Nov 2021 14:20:58 -0800 (PST) X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJwjbQ7LHwWsg62gOtAnKgsOqYDqVGGD7mcpwRPnnb8BB/gj15ZqJgnDBGrvbCgETJJvyOZyrA== X-Received: by 2002:a05:6e02:b4f:: with SMTP id f15mr45634389ilu.201.1638224458350; Mon, 29 Nov 2021 14:20:58 -0800 (PST) Received: from [192.168.0.241] (135-23-175-80.cpe.pppoe.ca. [135.23.175.80]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id x11sm8713838iop.55.2021.11.29.14.20.57 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 bits=128/128); Mon, 29 Nov 2021 14:20:57 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <8238574b-be44-a25a-a5f3-118803d21fd2@redhat.com> Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2021 17:20:56 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:91.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/91.1.0 Subject: Re: Patchwork review workflow: archival rules To: Siddhesh Poyarekar , libc-alpha@sourceware.org References: <5db890b1-f23c-22cc-407e-bf172dd24590@gotplt.org> From: Carlos O'Donell Organization: Red Hat In-Reply-To: <5db890b1-f23c-22cc-407e-bf172dd24590@gotplt.org> X-Mimecast-Spam-Score: 0 X-Mimecast-Originator: redhat.com Content-Language: en-US Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Status: No, score=-7.2 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, DKIMWL_WL_HIGH, DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU, DKIM_VALID_EF, NICE_REPLY_A, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H2, SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_NONE, TXREP autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on server2.sourceware.org X-BeenThere: libc-alpha@sourceware.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Libc-alpha mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2021 22:21:03 -0000 On 11/15/21 23:22, Siddhesh Poyarekar wrote: > Hello, > > What do people think about adding the following to the patch review > workflow[1]? This should help keep the queue under control. > > ~~~~~~ > 3. Maintaining your patch queue > > 3.1 (existing content) > > 3.2. Outdated Patches > > To keep tha backlog in patchwork manageable, outdated patches may be archived at regular intervals. > >  * Patches in Changes Requested status will be archived 1 year after they have been posted Agreed. And we can decrease the "1 year after" if we find it helps keep the queue cleaner. >  * Patches older than 3 months that fail to apply to the current main branch will be set to Rejected This will be an important step in keeping the queue clean. I agree with this move. >  * Unresolved patches older than 2 years will be archived. Agreed. > ~~~~~~ > > Thanks, > Siddhesh > > [1] https://sourceware.org/glibc/wiki/Patch%20Review%20Workflow All of this looks good to me. We can change it any time we want IMO, so long as we set expectations and have a public discussion with our reason for making the change. I'm curious if you have data about the above? -- Cheers, Carlos.