[RFC]A question about kernel's development

[RFC]A question about kernel's development

[Harry Wei]

Hi us,
   I wanna know our kernel's development 
procedure for details. I just realize
when we get a stable release, we must 
merge trementous patches into kernel.
I often watch -rc kernels, -git kernels, 
, -mm kernels and know their promulgators.
But i don't know their relationships and
sequences for shaping stable ones.
   Okay, now we want to develop 2.6.38 
to 2.6.39. How many specific steps should we
do? In fact, i recognize some. But i want to 
understand all the concrete procedures. Could
anyone help me, thanks in advance.

Thanks.
Best Regards.
Harry Wei.

Re: [RFC]A question about kernel's development

[Steven Rostedt]

On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 11:33:14AM +0800, Harry Wei wrote:
> Hi us,
>    I wanna know our kernel's development 
> procedure for details. I just realize
> when we get a stable release, we must 
> merge trementous patches into kernel.
> I often watch -rc kernels, -git kernels, 
> , -mm kernels and know their promulgators.
> But i don't know their relationships and
> sequences for shaping stable ones.

Well, a quick answer is that when we fix a bug, we tag it with
 Cc: stable@kernel.org

Then when it is applied to Linus's tree, Greg then can choose to pull it
into the stable branch.

I also believe that Greg spends lots of lonely nights looking into git
commits, drinking his favorite Latte and cursing at all the git patches
that fix a bug that didn't have a Cc: stable tag attached. He use to
have a huge mane of hair on his head before taking over as stable
maintainer ;)

-- Steve

>    Okay, now we want to develop 2.6.38 
> to 2.6.39. How many specific steps should we
> do? In fact, i recognize some. But i want to 
> understand all the concrete procedures. Could
> anyone help me, thanks in advance.

Re: [RFC]A question about kernel's development

[Harry Wei]

On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 11:51:48PM -0400, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 11:33:14AM +0800, Harry Wei wrote:
> > Hi us,
> >    I wanna know our kernel's development 
> > procedure for details. I just realize
> > when we get a stable release, we must 
> > merge trementous patches into kernel.
> > I often watch -rc kernels, -git kernels, 
> > , -mm kernels and know their promulgators.
> > But i don't know their relationships and
> > sequences for shaping stable ones.
> 
> Well, a quick answer is that when we fix a bug, we tag it with
>  Cc: stable@kernel.org
> 
> Then when it is applied to Linus's tree, Greg then can choose to pull it
> into the stable branch.
Yeah, it is true.
> 
> I also believe that Greg spends lots of lonely nights looking into git
> commits, drinking his favorite Latte and cursing at all the git patches
> that fix a bug that didn't have a Cc: stable tag attached. He use to
> have a huge mane of hair on his head before taking over as stable
> maintainer ;)
Hmmm, so we should learn all the details, which can 
ease maintainers' burden.
Steven, thanks for your help.

Thanks.
Best Regards.
Harry Wei.
> 
> -- Steve
> 
> >    Okay, now we want to develop 2.6.38 
> > to 2.6.39. How many specific steps should we
> > do? In fact, i recognize some. But i want to 
> > understand all the concrete procedures. Could
> > anyone help me, thanks in advance.
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Re: [RFC]A question about kernel's development

[Greg KH]

On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 11:33:14AM +0800, Harry Wei wrote:
> Hi us,
>    I wanna know our kernel's development 
> procedure for details. I just realize
> when we get a stable release, we must 
> merge trementous patches into kernel.
> I often watch -rc kernels, -git kernels, 
> , -mm kernels and know their promulgators.
> But i don't know their relationships and
> sequences for shaping stable ones.
>    Okay, now we want to develop 2.6.38 
> to 2.6.39. How many specific steps should we
> do? In fact, i recognize some. But i want to 
> understand all the concrete procedures. Could
> anyone help me, thanks in advance.

Please read Documentation/HOWTO and Documentation/development_process/
for all of the details.

If you have specific questions after reading all of that, please let us
know.

thanks,

greg k-h

Re: [RFC]A question about kernel's development

[Harry Wei]

On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 08:56:46PM -0700, Greg KH wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 11:33:14AM +0800, Harry Wei wrote:
> > Hi us,
> >    I wanna know our kernel's development 
> > procedure for details. I just realize
> > when we get a stable release, we must 
> > merge trementous patches into kernel.
> > I often watch -rc kernels, -git kernels, 
> > , -mm kernels and know their promulgators.
> > But i don't know their relationships and
> > sequences for shaping stable ones.
> >    Okay, now we want to develop 2.6.38 
> > to 2.6.39. How many specific steps should we
> > do? In fact, i recognize some. But i want to 
> > understand all the concrete procedures. Could
> > anyone help me, thanks in advance.
> 
> Please read Documentation/HOWTO and Documentation/development_process/
> for all of the details.
> 
> If you have specific questions after reading all of that, please let us
> know.
Thanks, i will :)

Thanks.
Best Regards.
Harry Wei.
> 
> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h
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