Re: [Qemu-devel] Re: KVM call minutes for June 15

[Blue Swirl]

On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 4:13 PM, Anthony Liguori <address@hidden> wrote:
> On 06/15/2010 10:41 AM, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 08:18:12AM -0700, Chris Wright wrote:
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>>>
>>> KVM/qemu patches
>>> - patch rate is high, documentation is low, review is low
>>> - patches need to include better descriptions and documentation
>>>   - will slow down patch writers
>>>   - will make it easier for patch reviewers
>>>
>>
>> What is the qemu patch review policy anyway?
>
> We don't really have a coherent policy.  Suggestions for improvement are
> always appreciated.

I think a policy exists, it's just sort of 'laissez-faire'. But a
clear, written policy agreed by all wouldn't hurt.

Perhaps we should make a checklist or FAQ. I think it should be an
easy task even for someone without much QEMU background to do just
CODING_STYLE or missing SoB checks. Currently there are a lot of
commits with blatant CODING_STYLE violations. Even partial reviews for
specific issues would be helpful.

>
>>   There are no
>> "Reviewed-by:" included in the actual commits,
>
> Reviewed-by/Ack-by's are pretty helpful for me.  In terms of including them
> in commit messages, if there's a strong feeling that that would be helpful
> then it's something I can look at doing but it also requires a fair bit of
> manual work during commit.
>
>>  and the requirement
>> for a positive review also seem to vary a lot, up to the point that
>> some commiters commit code that has never hit a public mailing list
>> before.
>>
>
> That really shouldn't happen and if it does, please point it out on the
> list.

This also happens due to lack of policy.

> Regards,
>
> Anthony Liguori
>
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