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authorJakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>2023-09-01 16:24:05 +0200
committerDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>2023-09-04 10:39:20 +0200
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docs: netdev: document patchwork patch states
The patchwork states are largely self-explanatory but small ambiguities may still come up. Document how we interpret the states in networking. Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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@@ -120,7 +120,37 @@ queue for netdev:
https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/netdevbpf/list/
The "State" field will tell you exactly where things are at with your
-patch. Patches are indexed by the ``Message-ID`` header of the emails
+patch:
+
+================== =============================================================
+Patch state Description
+================== =============================================================
+New, Under review pending review, patch is in the maintainer’s queue for
+ review; the two states are used interchangeably (depending on
+ the exact co-maintainer handling patchwork at the time)
+Accepted patch was applied to the appropriate networking tree, this is
+ usually set automatically by the pw-bot
+Needs ACK waiting for an ack from an area expert or testing
+Changes requested patch has not passed the review, new revision is expected
+ with appropriate code and commit message changes
+Rejected patch has been rejected and new revision is not expected
+Not applicable patch is expected to be applied outside of the networking
+ subsystem
+Awaiting upstream patch should be reviewed and handled by appropriate
+ sub-maintainer, who will send it on to the networking trees;
+ patches set to ``Awaiting upstream`` in netdev's patchwork
+ will usually remain in this state, whether the sub-maintainer
+ requested changes, accepted or rejected the patch
+Deferred patch needs to be reposted later, usually due to dependency
+ or because it was posted for a closed tree
+Superseded new version of the patch was posted, usually set by the
+ pw-bot
+RFC not to be applied, usually not in maintainer’s review queue,
+ pw-bot can automatically set patches to this state based
+ on subject tags
+================== =============================================================
+
+Patches are indexed by the ``Message-ID`` header of the emails
which carried them so if you have trouble finding your patch append
the value of ``Message-ID`` to the URL above.