Return-Path: X-Original-To: apmail-hadoop-common-dev-archive@www.apache.org Delivered-To: apmail-hadoop-common-dev-archive@www.apache.org Received: from mail.apache.org (hermes.apache.org [140.211.11.3]) by minotaur.apache.org (Postfix) with SMTP id AC89A18DB8 for ; Tue, 22 Mar 2016 16:14:33 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 26508 invoked by uid 500); 22 Mar 2016 16:14:32 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-hadoop-common-dev-archive@hadoop.apache.org Received: (qmail 26435 invoked by uid 500); 22 Mar 2016 16:14:32 -0000 Mailing-List: contact common-dev-help@hadoop.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: common-dev@hadoop.apache.org Delivered-To: mailing list common-dev@hadoop.apache.org Received: (qmail 26424 invoked by uid 99); 22 Mar 2016 16:14:32 -0000 Received: from mail-relay.apache.org (HELO mail-relay.apache.org) (140.211.11.15) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Tue, 22 Mar 2016 16:14:32 +0000 Received: from dhcp-201.private.iobm.com (nat.iobm.com [64.142.69.92]) by mail-relay.apache.org (ASF Mail Server at mail-relay.apache.org) with ESMTPSA id 7B71F1A003F for ; Tue, 22 Mar 2016 16:14:31 +0000 (UTC) From: Allen Wittenauer Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Branch policy question Message-Id: Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2016 09:14:28 -0700 To: Hadoop Common Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 9.2 \(3112\)) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3112) Since it=E2=80=99s nearly impossible for me to get timely = reviews for some build and script changes, is it possible for me to = setup a branch, self review+commit to that branch, then request a branch = merge? I=E2=80=99m basically looking at doing this for HADOOP-12857 + = HADOOP-12930 and their subtasks esp since they are very order dependent. = I don=E2=80=99t know if a branch is easier to review, honestly, but at = least I wouldn=E2=80=99t be blocked on making progress... Thanks.=