[Mesa-dev] Patchwork review process (efficiency) questions

Patrick Baggett baggett.patrick at gmail.com
Fri Jun 3 16:45:40 UTC 2016


> I will point out a couple notes/observations:
>
> Kernel (drm/dri-devel), xorg, and other related projects use the same
> process, and a lot of us do (or at least at some point have) been
> active in 2 or more of these.
>
> Also, I have seen/used some other processes (gerrit, github pulls,
> etc).. and IMO on those projects the review process ended up being a
> lot more rubber-stamping and less thorough review of the changes.
> There is some value in not making things too "push-button"..

What are people's opinions on patchwork? I'm a regular reader but not
contributor. I find the interface appealing and overall not too
difficult to see recently submitted patches. Is it slower
(workflow-wise)/less convenient to use than email? Or are there
certain use-cases that just don't work?

-- Patrick


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