Re: [patch 2/2] Documentation/process: Add tip tree handbook

Ingo Molnar
2018-11-08T07:46:52Z

Lemme fill in the scheduler and locking/atomics bits as well:

> +The tip tree contains the following subsystems:
> +
> + - **x86 architecture**
> +
> + The x86 architecture development takes place in the tip tree except
> + for the x86 KVM and XEN specific parts which are maintained in the
> + corresponding subsystems and routed directly to mainline from
> + there. It's still good practice to Cc the x86 maintainers on
> + x86-specific KVM and XEN patches.
> +
> + Some x86 subsystems have their own maintainers in addition to the
> + overall x86 maintainers. Please Cc the overall x86 maintainers on
> + patches touching files in arch/x86 even when they are not called out
> + by the MAINTAINER file.
> +
> + Note, that ``x86@kernel.org`` is not a mailing list. It is merely a
> + mail alias which distributes mails to the x86 top-level maintainer
> + team. Please always Cc the Linux Kernel mailing list (LKML)
> + ``linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org``, otherwise your mail ends up only in
> + the private inboxes of the maintainers.
> +
> + - **Scheduler**

Scheduler development takes place in the -tip tree, in the
sched/core branch - with occasional sub-topic trees for
work-in-progress patch-sets.

> +
> + - **Locking and atomics**

Locking development (including atomics and other synchronization
primitives that are connected to locking) takes place in the -tip
tree, in the locking/core branch - with occasional sub-topic
trees for work-in-progress patch-sets.

Thanks,

Ingo