From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Tony Lindgren Subject: Re: beginner questions on being added to the linux tree Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:50:47 +0300 Message-ID: <20100810065046.GF32480@atomide.com> References: <77A0A4DB5BF2A44283E5522C27234AC6021A5F78@EDPRSRV011.logicpd.com> <20100810110915.9e2ddc27.sfr@canb.auug.org.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from mho-01-ewr.mailhop.org ([204.13.248.71]:55087 "EHLO mho-01-ewr.mailhop.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752702Ab0HJGvD (ORCPT ); Tue, 10 Aug 2010 02:51:03 -0400 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20100810110915.9e2ddc27.sfr@canb.auug.org.au> Sender: linux-omap-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-omap@vger.kernel.org To: Stephen Rothwell Cc: Jacob Tanenbaum , Russell King , linux-omap@vger.kernel.org * Stephen Rothwell [100810 04:02]: > Hi Jacob, > > On Mon, 9 Aug 2010 19:36:01 -0500 "Jacob Tanenbaum" wrote: > > > > I work for LogicPD and am trying to add new support for > > there OMAP3 development boards to the kernel, I have a working version > > of some of the base support and was wondering how to get that ready to > > be merged in during this merge window. We have tested the code against > > the most recent version of linux-next I can get to build and was > > wondering where to go. Do I send merge requests to the linux-next list > > or a series of patches. I have sent patches to the omap and arm lists > > and got some minor syntax errors reported by them (spaces instead of > > tabs and the like) and was wondering where to go from here. > > I only merge other people's trees, so you need to set up a git tree > somewhere and tell me (cc'ing linux-next and all other appropriate > lists/people) where it is and which branch to fetch. I then fetch that > branch each day and merge it with everything else. > > Getting your code merged by Linus during this merge window is up to Linus > and Russell or Tony, I guess. But I cannot take new trees now until > after -rc1 is out. So if you really want your code merged during this > merge window, your best bet is to convince Russell and/or Tony. Yeah, it's too late for this merge window. But after -rc1 I'll start queuing things up for the next merge window. That way your patches will go to Stephen's for-next tree and then get pulled into the mainline tree during the next merge window. > Having your tree in linux-next may be useful for ongoing development > unless Tony thinks it may be better for you to just submit your code > through his omap tree. If you have patches coming on continuous basis, then maintaining a git branch makes sense. For occasional sets of patches, it's probably easier to just email them to the list. Regards, Tony