Re: [PATCH docs v2] docs: maintainer: document expectations of small time maintainers

[Leon Romanovsky]

On Tue, Jul 18, 2023 at 08:58:14AM -0700, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> We appear to have a gap in our process docs. We go into detail
> on how to contribute code to the kernel, and how to be a subsystem
> maintainer. I can't find any docs directed towards the thousands
> of small scale maintainers, like folks maintaining a single driver
> or a single network protocol.
> 
> Document our expectations and best practices. I'm hoping this doc
> will be particularly useful to set expectations with HW vendors.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> v2:
>  - use Thorsten's wording for bug fixing requirements
>  - put more words into the review/response timeline expectations
> v1: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20230713223432.1501133-1-kuba@xxxxxxxxxx/
> 
> CC: workflows@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> CC: linux-doc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: netdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: broonie@xxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: krzk@xxxxxxxxxx
> ---
>  .../feature-and-driver-maintainers.rst        | 155 ++++++++++++++++++
>  Documentation/maintainer/index.rst            |   1 +
>  2 files changed, 156 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 Documentation/maintainer/feature-and-driver-maintainers.rst

<...>

> +Maintainers must be human, however, it is not acceptable to add a mailing
> +list or a group email as a maintainer. Trust and understanding are the
> +foundation of kernel maintenance and one cannot build trust with a mailing
> +list.

+1

Thanks,
Reviewed-by: Leon Romanovsky <leonro@xxxxxxxxxx>