[KJ] Getting started.

[KJ] Getting started.

[Jason Corcoran]

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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?

Thanks
Jason
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Re: [KJ] Getting started.

[randy_dunlap]

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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 :)


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

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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~Randy

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Re: [KJ] Getting started.

[Domen Puncer]

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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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Re: [KJ] Getting started.

[Alexey Dobriyan]

On Monday 30 May 2005 01:48, Domen Puncer wrote:
> 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.

-rc ;-)
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