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   Geert Uytterhoeven (geert@society.oftrolls.com)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Nov-2023 10:44:41 JST Geert Uytterhoeven

   in reply to

   • K. Ryabitsev ????
   • Thorsten Leemhuis (acct. 1/4)
   • Jonathan Corbet

   @kernellogger @corbet @monsieuricon I only CC lkml when:
   1. It's the mailing list for the subsystem (e.g. regulator),
   2. The subsystem mailing list is rather obscure, or not archived on lore.
   3. The patch fixes a serious issue or regression.

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     Thorsten Leemhuis (acct. 1/4) (kernellogger@fosstodon.org)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Nov-2023 10:44:42 JST Thorsten Leemhuis (acct. 1/4)

     in reply to

     • K. Ryabitsev ????
     • Jonathan Corbet

     @corbet @monsieuricon

     But is LKML still CCed on basically everything? I didn't check, but I got the impression that sometimes it's forgotten or omitted on purpise. If that is frequently the case I wonder if it would make more sense to create some kind of "automatically filled catch all list" that better serves the needs of those that like LKML how it is.

     [if anyone things it's worth bringing this point to the discussion let me know]

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     Jonathan Corbet (corbet@social.kernel.org)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Nov-2023 10:44:43 JST Jonathan Corbet

     • K. Ryabitsev ????
     On the radar: what is the linux-kernel mailing list for? @monsieuricon is suggesting that many or most patch postings be redirected to a separate list:
     
     https://lwn.net/ml/ksummit-discuss/20231106-venomous-raccoon-of-wealth-acc57c@nitro/
     
     I've not jumped into the conversation because I'm still trying to figure out what I think about it. I'm one of those people who actually reads over that list; the broad view it provides is helpful in both the LWN and documentation-maintainer roles. But it *is* painful to keep up with.
     
     LKML has traditionally been the place you post patches to get them reviewed. If that's not its role anymore, what is it for?