Ping: AVR .gnu_attribute 4 support patch needs attention
Follow-up on a patch adding support for AVR .gnu_attribute 4 (Tag_GNU_AVR_VTABLE_AS), reminding the author to Cc both binutils maintainers.
This email is a follow-up ping regarding a patch to add support for the .gnu_attribute 4 (Tag_GNU_AVR_VTABLE_AS) to the AVR target in binutils. The sender reminds the original author to Cc both of the binutils maintainers, suggesting it might increase the chances of the patch being reviewed.
- reviewer
Reminds the patch author to Cc both binutils maintainers for better visibility and review potential.
“Besides Cc-ing one of the two maintainers, perhaps it increases chances (slightly) if you also Cc the other one.”
In Details
This is a follow-up on a patch for the AVR target in binutils that adds support for .gnu_attribute 4 (Tag_GNU_AVR_VTABLE_AS). The sender is nudging the author to ensure they have included all relevant maintainers in the CC list for the patch, as this is crucial for getting timely reviews and merging in busy projects.
- AVR
- A family of microcontrollers developed by Atmel, commonly used in embedded systems. Binutils provides toolchain support for them.
- .gnu_attribute
- A section in an ELF object file used to store GNU-specific attributes about the code or data.
- Tag_GNU_AVR_VTABLE_AS
- A specific GNU attribute tag for AVR targets, likely related to virtual table support or address space information.
- patch
- A piece of code that modifies an existing program, typically to fix a bug or add a new feature.
- maintainer
- A person responsible for overseeing and approving changes to a specific part of a software project.