Re: Non-committer reviews: is it helpful?

30.01.2026 02:41, Michael Paquier пишет:
> On Fri, Jan 30, 2026 at 01:07:20AM +0300, Alexander Borisov wrote:
>> I saw that reviews by third parties (not contributors and committers)
>> are included in the commit log header.
>>
>> In general, I want to understand how useful this is for committers.
> 
> There are several level of reviews, of course, but I tend to find all
> of them useful.  Even a small set of contributions like checking if a
> patch runs or catching typo or project-style mistakes is the set of
> things that helps in reducing the overall workload when a patch is
> picked up to be integrated into the tree.
> 
> This is a very situational and case-by-case handling, of course.  It
> makes more sense to question the design of a 3k patch than complain
> about two typos in it.  A trend that I think lacks a lot in terms of
> patch authors and reviews is that it is usually possible to split a
> patch in multiple simpler patches, where initial pieces are more
> focused on refactoring or some beautification.  I'd encourage authors
> and reviewers in spending time in finding and in suggesting such
> things, as it can reduce a lot the work overall.  And it's easier to
> pick up for a committer.

Hi Michael,

Thanks for the reply,
I'm trying to figure out how to help relieve the committers workload, as
I've seen a lot of comments on the mailing list about how busy they are.
That's where my question came from.

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Regards,
Alexander Borisov