[OE-core] Policy for 'Pending' patches (was Re: [PATCH 02/16] slang: Fix namespace conflict vis-a-vis posix_close)

[alexander.kanavin at linux.intel.com]

>> Pending means "I wrote a patch but cannot be bothered to send it
>> upstream”.
>
> Or more politely, I am working on upstreaming it on my own schedule.

Allowing "own schedule" doesn't work out in reality. Here's how many
'Pending' patches the yocto releases have:

master: 712
fido: 681
dizzy: 683
daisy: 598
dora: 611
dylan: 555
danny: 548
denzil: 518
edison: 426

There should be measures to keep this number from growing indefinitely.

Regards,
Alex