提交 ef0eba47 编写于 作者: R Randy Dunlap 提交者: Linus Torvalds

Documentation/development-process: add maintainers and git info

Add info on maintainers and persistent posting.
Update git home page.
Signed-off-by: NRandy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
Acked-by: NJonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Signed-off-by: NLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
上级 0af76d95
...@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ The stages that a patch goes through are, generally: ...@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ The stages that a patch goes through are, generally:
well. well.
- Wider review. When the patch is getting close to ready for mainline - Wider review. When the patch is getting close to ready for mainline
inclusion, it will be accepted by a relevant subsystem maintainer - inclusion, it should be accepted by a relevant subsystem maintainer -
though this acceptance is not a guarantee that the patch will make it though this acceptance is not a guarantee that the patch will make it
all the way to the mainline. The patch will show up in the maintainer's all the way to the mainline. The patch will show up in the maintainer's
subsystem tree and into the staging trees (described below). When the subsystem tree and into the staging trees (described below). When the
...@@ -159,6 +159,15 @@ The stages that a patch goes through are, generally: ...@@ -159,6 +159,15 @@ The stages that a patch goes through are, generally:
the discovery of any problems resulting from the integration of this the discovery of any problems resulting from the integration of this
patch with work being done by others. patch with work being done by others.
- Please note that most maintainers also have day jobs, so merging
your patch may not be their highest priority. If your patch is
getting feedback about changes that are needed, you should either
make those changes or justify why they should not be made. If your
patch has no review complaints but is not being merged by its
appropriate subsystem or driver maintainer, you should be persistent
in updating the patch to the current kernel so that it applies cleanly
and keep sending it for review and merging.
- Merging into the mainline. Eventually, a successful patch will be - Merging into the mainline. Eventually, a successful patch will be
merged into the mainline repository managed by Linus Torvalds. More merged into the mainline repository managed by Linus Torvalds. More
comments and/or problems may surface at this time; it is important that comments and/or problems may surface at this time; it is important that
...@@ -319,9 +328,9 @@ developers; even if they do not use it for their own work, they'll need git ...@@ -319,9 +328,9 @@ developers; even if they do not use it for their own work, they'll need git
to keep up with what other developers (and the mainline) are doing. to keep up with what other developers (and the mainline) are doing.
Git is now packaged by almost all Linux distributions. There is a home Git is now packaged by almost all Linux distributions. There is a home
page at page at:
http://git.or.cz/ http://git-scm.com/
That page has pointers to documentation and tutorials. One should be That page has pointers to documentation and tutorials. One should be
aware, in particular, of the Kernel Hacker's Guide to git, which has aware, in particular, of the Kernel Hacker's Guide to git, which has
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...@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ long document in its own right. Instead, the focus here will be on how git ...@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ long document in its own right. Instead, the focus here will be on how git
fits into the kernel development process in particular. Developers who fits into the kernel development process in particular. Developers who
wish to come up to speed with git will find more information at: wish to come up to speed with git will find more information at:
http://git.or.cz/ http://git-scm.com/
http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/user-manual.html http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/user-manual.html
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