[PATCH 1/2] Use an explicit initial default patch state

[Wolfgang Denk]

Dear Jeremy,

In message <4F9E5D3D.5050504 at ozlabs.org> you wrote:
> 
> The patches Dirk sent don't do this; they allow the state to be set on 
> the *original mail*, when the patch is first parsed.

I understand thisnow.  Sorry, I was expecting too much :-(

> The issue with allowing the state to be updated is that there isn't a 
> method to authenticate the sender, and ensure that they're a maintainer 
> of the project. It's possible to look at the From: field, but that's 
> easily faked. In effect, I could send mail to 
> incoming at patchwork.ozlabs.org, and set all of the buildroot patches to 
> Rejected.

I would be willing to accept this.  I don't expect much misuse here,
and for me the benefit appears to be greater than the risk.

> If anyone has useful ideas on how patchwork could do proper 
> authentication, then I'd be happy to implement this.

Sorry, but I don't know of an easy _and_ reliable way for email-based
authentication.

> It if suits, you could achieve the same thing with a git hook, which 
> sets the patchwork state (using pwclient) when it's applied to your tree.

I'm using this already, but this is not what I'm looking for.

I want to be able to change the status even without git interaction;
for example, when asking the submitter to rework his patch, I would
like to add a "X-Patchwork-State: Changes Requested" header; when I
see it falls into the bailiwick of a specific custodian, I would also
set the appropriate "X-Patchwork-Delegate" header.

As is, I always have to use a second tool to perform this action -
which means additional efforts, which means patchwork is more of a
pain than a tool that makes my work more efficient.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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