[PATCH v2 3/9] docs: kernel-parameters: Drop the edac_report= entry

Karl Mehltretter kmehltretter at gmail.com
Sat Sep 5 09:45:07 PDT 2026


On Sat, Sep 05, 2026 at 09:27:42AM +0100, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 05, 2026 at 10:20:45AM -0600, Jonathan Corbet wrote:
> > I would like to emphasize this - slow down a bit and maybe you won't
> > overwhelm the system entirely.

Got it.

> 
> I find myself telling more and more new submitters to slow down. Sounds like
> they don't read our documentation before submitting patches. Especially if the
> file is even called submitting-patches:
> 
> From: Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
> 
> Don't get discouraged - or impatient
> ------------------------------------
> 
> After you have submitted your change, be patient and wait.  Reviewers are
> busy people and may not get to your patch right away.
> 
> Once upon a time, patches used to disappear into the void without comment,
> but the development process works more smoothly than that now.  You should
> receive comments within a week or so; if that does not happen, make sure
> that you have sent your patches to the right place.  Wait for a minimum of
> 						     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> 
> one week before resubmitting or pinging reviewers - possibly longer during
> ^^^^^^^^

That's for "not getting any answers" which is not the case here.

Sending a vX update sometimes feels more urgent because you don't want other 
people to read your buggy old version. But yes, some patience is also good
there. 

Thanks,
Karl



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