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@@ -366,10 +366,10 @@ busy people and may not get to your patch right away.
Once upon a time, patches used to disappear into the void without comment,
but the development process works more smoothly than that now. You should
-receive comments within a week or so; if that does not happen, make sure
-that you have sent your patches to the right place. Wait for a minimum of
-one week before resubmitting or pinging reviewers - possibly longer during
-busy times like merge windows.
+receive comments within a few weeks (typically 2-3); if that does not
+happen, make sure that you have sent your patches to the right place.
+Wait for a minimum of one week before resubmitting or pinging reviewers
+- possibly longer during busy times like merge windows.
It's also ok to resend the patch or the patch series after a couple of
weeks with the word "RESEND" added to the subject line::