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Silva" Autocrypt: addr=garsilva@embeddedor.com; keydata= xsFNBFssHAwBEADIy3ZoPq3z5UpsUknd2v+IQud4TMJnJLTeXgTf4biSDSrXn73JQgsISBwG 2Pm4wnOyEgYUyJd5tRWcIbsURAgei918mck3tugT7AQiTUN3/5aAzqe/4ApDUC+uWNkpNnSV tjOx1hBpla0ifywy4bvFobwSh5/I3qohxDx+c1obd8Bp/B/iaOtnq0inli/8rlvKO9hp6Z4e DXL3PlD0QsLSc27AkwzLEc/D3ZaqBq7ItvT9Pyg0z3Q+2dtLF00f9+663HVC2EUgP25J3xDd 496SIeYDTkEgbJ7WYR0HYm9uirSET3lDqOVh1xPqoy+U9zTtuA9NQHVGk+hPcoazSqEtLGBk YE2mm2wzX5q2uoyptseSNceJ+HE9L+z1KlWW63HhddgtRGhbP8pj42bKaUSrrfDUsicfeJf6 m1iJRu0SXYVlMruGUB1PvZQ3O7TsVfAGCv85pFipdgk8KQnlRFkYhUjLft0u7CL1rDGZWDDr NaNj54q2CX9zuSxBn9XDXvGKyzKEZ4NY1Jfw+TAMPCp4buawuOsjONi2X0DfivFY+ZsjAIcx qQMglPtKk/wBs7q2lvJ+pHpgvLhLZyGqzAvKM1sVtRJ5j+ARKA0w4pYs5a5ufqcfT7dN6TBk LXZeD9xlVic93Ju08JSUx2ozlcfxq+BVNyA+dtv7elXUZ2DrYwARAQABzStHdXN0YXZvIEEu IFIuIFNpbHZhIDxndXN0YXZvYXJzQGtlcm5lbC5vcmc+wsGrBBMBCAA+FiEEkmRahXBSurMI g1YvRwW0y0cG2zEFAl6zFvQCGyMFCQlmAYAFCwkIBwIGFQoJCAsCBBYCAwECHgECF4AAIQkQ RwW0y0cG2zEWIQSSZFqFcFK6swiDVi9HBbTLRwbbMZsEEACWjJyXLjtTAF21Vuf1VDoGzitP oE69rq9UhXIGR+e0KACyIFoB9ibG/1j/ESMa0RPSwLpJDLgfvi/I18H/9cKtdo2uz0XNbDT8 i3llIu0b43nzGIDzRudINBXC8Coeob+hrp/MMZueyzt0CUoAnY4XqpHQbQsTfTrpFeHT02Qz ITw6kTSmK7dNbJj2naH2vSrU11qGdU7aFzI7jnVvGgv4NVQLPxm/t4jTG1o+P1Xk4N6vKafP zqzkxj99JrUAPt+LyPS2VpNvmbSNq85PkQ9gpeTHpkio/D9SKsMW62njITPgy6M8TFAmx8JF ZAI6k8l1eU29F274WnlQ6ZokkJoNctwHa+88euWKHWUDolCmQpegJJ8932www83GLn1mdUZn NsymjFSdMWE+y8apWaV9QsDOKWf7pY2uBuE6GMPRhX7e7h5oQwa1lYeO2L9LTDeXkEOJe+hE qQdEEvkC/nok0eoRlBlZh433DQlv4+IvSsfN/uWld2TuQFyjDCLIm1CPRfe7z0TwiCM27F+O lHnUspCFSgpnrxqNH6CM4aj1EF4fEX+ZyknTSrKL9BGZ/qRz7Xe9ikU2/7M1ov6rOXCI4NR9 THsNax6etxCBMzZs2bdMHMcajP5XdRsOIARuN08ytRjDolR2r8SkTN2YMwxodxNWWDC3V8X2 RHZ4UwQw487BTQRbLBwMARAAsHCE31Ffrm6uig1BQplxMV8WnRBiZqbbsVJBH1AAh8tq2ULl 7udfQo1bsPLGGQboJSVN9rckQQNahvHAIK8ZGfU4Qj8+CER+fYPp/MDZj+t0DbnWSOrG7z9H IZo6PR9z4JZza3Hn/35jFggaqBtuydHwwBANZ7A6DVY+W0COEU4of7CAahQo5NwYiwS0lGis LTqks5R0Vh+QpvDVfuaF6I8LUgQR/cSgLkR//V1uCEQYzhsoiJ3zc1HSRyOPotJTApqGBq80 X0aCVj1LOiOF4rrdvQnj6iIlXQssdb+WhSYHeuJj1wD0ZlC7ds5zovXh+FfFl5qH5RFY/qVn 3mNIVxeO987WSF0jh+T5ZlvUNdhedGndRmwFTxq2Li6GNMaolgnpO/CPcFpDjKxY/HBUSmaE 9rNdAa1fCd4RsKLlhXda+IWpJZMHlmIKY8dlUybP+2qDzP2lY7kdFgPZRU+ezS/pzC/YTzAv CWM3tDgwoSl17vnZCr8wn2/1rKkcLvTDgiJLPCevqpTb6KFtZosQ02EGMuHQI6Zk91jbx96n rdsSdBLGH3hbvLvjZm3C+fNlVb9uvWbdznObqcJxSH3SGOZ7kCHuVmXUcqozol6ioMHMb+In rHPP16aVDTBTPEGwgxXI38f7SUEn+NpbizWdLNz2hc907DvoPm6HEGCanpcAEQEAAcLBZQQY AQgADwUCWywcDAIbDAUJCWYBgAAKCRBHBbTLRwbbMdsZEACUjmsJx2CAY+QSUMebQRFjKavw XB/xE7fTt2ahuhHT8qQ/lWuRQedg4baInw9nhoPE+VenOzhGeGlsJ0Ys52sdXvUjUocKgUQq 6ekOHbcw919nO5L9J2ejMf/VC/quN3r3xijgRtmuuwZjmmi8ct24TpGeoBK4WrZGh/1hAYw4 ieARvKvgjXRstcEqM5thUNkOOIheud/VpY+48QcccPKbngy//zNJWKbRbeVnimua0OpqRXhC rEVm/xomeOvl1WK1BVO7z8DjSdEBGzbV76sPDJb/fw+y+VWrkEiddD/9CSfgfBNOb1p1jVnT 2mFgGneIWbU0zdDGhleI9UoQTr0e0b/7TU+Jo6TqwosP9nbk5hXw6uR5k5PF8ieyHVq3qatJ 9K1jPkBr8YWtI5uNwJJjTKIA1jHlj8McROroxMdI6qZ/wZ1ImuylpJuJwCDCORYf5kW61fcr HEDlIvGc371OOvw6ejF8ksX5+L2zwh43l/pKkSVGFpxtMV6d6J3eqwTafL86YJWH93PN+ZUh 6i6Rd2U/i8jH5WvzR57UeWxE4P8bQc0hNGrUsHQH6bpHV2lbuhDdqo+cM9ehGZEO3+gCDFmK rjspZjkJbB5Gadzvts5fcWGOXEvuT8uQSvl+vEL0g6vczsyPBtqoBLa9SNrSVtSixD1uOgyt AP7RWS474w== Subject: Re: Confused about which branch to patch against Message-ID: <499de2f7-a2b5-5323-38ff-a486fbc40a38@embeddedor.com> Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2020 21:39:41 -0500 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:68.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/68.10.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <20200923020838.uhvm2npdxycieja6@james-Aspire-E5-575G> Content-Language: en-US X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - gator4166.hostgator.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - kernelnewbies.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - embeddedor.com X-BWhitelist: no X-Source-IP: 187.162.31.110 X-Source-L: No X-Exim-ID: 1kKubm-0022dE-Mv X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: X-Source-Sender: 187-162-31-110.static.axtel.net ([192.168.15.4]) [187.162.31.110]:50736 X-Source-Auth: garsilva@embeddedor.com X-Email-Count: 2 X-Source-Cap: Z3V6aWRpbmU7Z3V6aWRpbmU7Z2F0b3I0MTY2Lmhvc3RnYXRvci5jb20= X-Local-Domain: yes X-BeenThere: kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: Learn about the Linux kernel List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Errors-To: kernelnewbies-bounces@kernelnewbies.org Hi, On 9/22/20 21:08, James Browning wrote: > Hi all, > > After reading through the kernel documentation about submitting pathces, > and reading through the kernel newbies guide to submitting patches, I > still have some confusion. > > Should I be doing all of my patching against linux-next as opposed to > the mainline tree? I tried submitting a patch to some typos I found on > the mainline tree, but they were rejected because they had already been > fixed in linux-next. Yes; bleeding edge development happens in linux-next. Just notice that there is a new linux-next everyday. This is, linux-next is merely a daily merge of all the individual development '-next' trees. Don't get discouraged if your patches are not applied because someone else already sent a patch to fix the same issue. That certainly happens every now and then. I suggest you to start your journey by addressing issues in staging, first. Especially, typos and coding style issues. Also, this is a great resource: https://kernelnewbies.org/Outreachyfirstpatch Read it thoroughly. :) > I guess I dont really understand what patches become part of the next > mainline rc-x tree, and which patches become part of linux-next (which > from what I understand, doesn't get merged until the next merge window when the current kernel version is finished being stabalized). I encourage you to enroll in this course: https://training.linuxfoundation.org/training/a-beginners-guide-to-linux-kernel-development-lfd103/ It's free and there is a section in the beginning that explains all about the differences between mainline, -rc, linux-next and stable trees and how they relate to each other. > Also, if I patch something in the linux-next tree, do I need to specify > which tree it is when I send the patch the maintainers? Not necessarily. However, some people explicitly ask you to add 'next' to the subject line. The networking people, in particular. In any case, you'll be safe by adding [next] to the subject line, as follows: [PATCH][next] subject and the maintainers will know that's for their -next tree. Just make sure you CC all the file maintainers. I hope this helps. -- Gustavo _______________________________________________ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org https://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies