[U-Boot] [PATCH] OMAP3: Define 64bit vsprintf for NAND

[Wolfgang Denk]

Dear Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD,

In message <20090712152355.GH7218 at game.jcrosoft.org> you wrote:
>
> > If none of the board maintatiners sends a NAK after a reasonable time
> > (3...4 days or so, max 1 week), the we can assume that the  patch  is
> > OK and should be applied.
> you ask us multiple time when we touch a board config we do need the board
> maintainer ack
> I've 10's of patch that you have nack because I never receive the board
> maintainer and they still wait to have board Maintainer ack.

You are right. It's difficult to write don rules that cover all cases
- which is one reason why I try to avoid writing  down  them  in  the
first place.

To me it seems reasonable to ask for maintainer feedback when changes
affect a small number of boards - in such a  case  there  is  danger,
that problems might remain unnoticed if the maintainers are not aware
of  the patch (which might sail under a subject that does not trigger
their awareness), as nobody else is affected.

If a patch affects a large number of boards in exactly the same  way,
such  explicit  triggering  is less needed - it is very likely that a
few of these boards will be tested in any way, so any  problems  will
be  noticed  even if no extra notification of board maintainers takes
place.

To trigger a maintainer it should be sufficient to send him an e-mail
(i. e. put him on cc: on the posting). If he  does  not  apply  in  a
reasonable time, we assume his implicit ACK.


Sorry that I cannot provide a strict rule with clear decision
criteria; if in doubt, use common sense.  Thanks.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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