[LLVMdev] RFC: I'm interested in filling the code-owner role for the following...

[Chris Lattner]

On Nov 15, 2012, at 6:32 PM, NAKAMURA Takumi <geek4civic at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Sounds fine.  I still want someone on the hook for being the overall owner.  So long as your willing to be the one to cross check with them, I'm ok with any contributor who is competent in an area to do the actual review.
> 
> I rather suggest "the small committee" model for it by a few persons.
> For example; (assume "you" as a member in the committee, and "others"
> as other members in the committee)
> 
>  - You may approve (and commit) any trivial (rather, non-critical) proposals.
>  - You may be responsible to watch others' commits (with
> after-commit) each other.
>  - It could be better for you to ask, delegate, and propose optional
> or non-trivial issues to others.
>  - Mr. Chris Lattner is the chairman! (Though, we shouldn't rely on him)
>  - Be polite! Be honest! Happy hacking!

The problem with having >1 person as a code owner for a component, is that it is quite possible that each will assume that someone else is looking at a patch.  No one knows what patches are being watched, etc.

-Chris