Ask HN: Is it possible to improve the development process of the Linux kernel?

Currently to submit patches to the kernel, you have to go through the mailing list, an outdated way. Including review by the maintainer also happens on the mailing list. However, mailing lists have a number of significant drawbacks, such as patches being ignored and not being easy to view, and discussions on mailing lists are not structured enough, resulting in important information being drowned out in the mass of emails. Can current kernel development be migrated to a platform like Gerrit?