* A kernel janitor question
@ 2008-10-14 17:17 David Li
2008-10-15 18:34 ` walter harms
2008-10-18 1:13 ` Ian Hilt
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From: David Li @ 2008-10-14 17:17 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: kernel-janitors
The requirement that I am not about sure about is if the kernel
janitor needs to be able to build, configure and boot up a customized
kernel in order to test his patches. It seems to me a must. What's the
common practice in this for everyone? Are there any specific
requirements on HW? Can any experienced janitors share some thoughts?
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* Re: A kernel janitor question
2008-10-14 17:17 A kernel janitor question David Li
@ 2008-10-15 18:34 ` walter harms
2008-10-18 1:13 ` Ian Hilt
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From: walter harms @ 2008-10-15 18:34 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: kernel-janitors
David Li schrieb:
> The requirement that I am not about sure about is if the kernel
> janitor needs to be able to build, configure and boot up a customized
> kernel in order to test his patches. It seems to me a must. What's the
> common practice in this for everyone? Are there any specific
> requirements on HW? Can any experienced janitors share some thoughts?
The answer depends on the situation. for some patches you need special hardware
so it should be the responsibility of the current subsystem maintainer to make
sure it works on it.
As janitor you have to compile-test the fixes at least and you should follow the thread
that means if the maintainer says "you patch is bad because the documentation is faulty
not the program." you should fix the documentation in the next step not leave it as it is.
re,
wh
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* Re: A kernel janitor question
2008-10-14 17:17 A kernel janitor question David Li
2008-10-15 18:34 ` walter harms
@ 2008-10-18 1:13 ` Ian Hilt
1 sibling, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Ian Hilt @ 2008-10-18 1:13 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: kernel-janitors
On Tue, 14 Oct 2008, David Li wrote:
> The requirement that I am not about sure about is if the kernel
> janitor needs to be able to build, configure and boot up a customized
> kernel in order to test his patches. It seems to me a must. What's the
> common practice in this for everyone? Are there any specific
> requirements on HW? Can any experienced janitors share some thoughts?
Check out "The Linux Kernel in a Nutshell" by Greg Kroah-Hartman.
Here's a link: <http://www.kroah.com/lkn/>
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