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From: Domen Puncer <domen@coderock.org>
Date: Sun, 29 May 2005 21:48:19 +0000
Subject: Re: [KJ] Getting started.
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On 28/05/05 10:41 -0700, randy_dunlap wrote:
> On Sat, 28 May 2005 16:47:53 +0100 Jason Corcoran wrote:
> 
> | Ok,
> | 
> | I have now got some free time, after lurking on the list for a week or so. 
> | Should I be looking at rc5 or rc4 of 2.6.12, I noticed there is a patch on 
> | the janitors website?
> 
> (maybe the KJ maintainer would like to comment :)
> 

Hmm?

> 
> You should be making patches to latest "linus" (kernel.org)
> kernels, e.g., linux-2.6.12-rc5.
> However, you generally also need to check that patches for what you
> are working on have not already been made by looking at:
> - the -mm patchset
> - the -kj patchset
> 

Added this to "faq":
+Q: What version should I be patching against?
+A: Latest "linus" (2.6.x-prey from kernel.org).
+   Be sure to check -mm and -kj trees to see if someone already did that.
+

> You could go even further and check the current kernel git archive
> or mailing lists that are appropriate for the area that you are
> patching, but that's probably asking too much.
> 
> The current kernel git archive is viewable at:
> http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=summary
> 

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