The patch titled
Documentation/SubmittingDrivers: minor update
has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is
documentation-submittingdrivers-minor-update.patch
See http://www.zip.com.au/~akpm/linux/patches/stuff/added-to-mm.txt to find
out what to do about this
------------------------------------------------------
Subject: Documentation/SubmittingDrivers: minor update
From: Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@xxxxxxxxx>
* fix copright typo
* remove trailing whitespace
* remove Kernel Traffic from Resources. Zack, it was great reading!
* Name Arjan by name and fix URL of "How to NOT" paper.
* Remove "Last updated" tag.
Signed-off-by: Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxx>
---
Documentation/SubmittingDrivers | 20 +++++++-------------
1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
diff -puN Documentation/SubmittingDrivers~documentation-submittingdrivers-minor-update Documentation/SubmittingDrivers
--- a/Documentation/SubmittingDrivers~documentation-submittingdrivers-minor-update
+++ a/Documentation/SubmittingDrivers
@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@ Copyright: The copyright owner must agre
are the same person/entity. If not, the name of
the person/entity authorizing use of GPL should be
listed in case it's necessary to verify the will of
- the copright owner.
+ the copyright owner.
Interfaces: If your driver uses existing interfaces and behaves like
other drivers in the same class it will be much more likely
- to be accepted than if it invents gratuitous new ones.
+ to be accepted than if it invents gratuitous new ones.
If you need to implement a common API over Linux and NT
drivers do it in userspace.
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ Clarity: It helps if anyone can see how
it will go in the bitbucket.
Control: In general if there is active maintainance of a driver by
- the author then patches will be redirected to them unless
+ the author then patches will be redirected to them unless
they are totally obvious and without need of checking.
If you want to be the contact and update point for the
driver it is a good idea to state this in the comments,
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ What Criteria Do Not Determine Acceptanc
Vendor: Being the hardware vendor and maintaining the driver is
often a good thing. If there is a stable working driver from
other people already in the tree don't expect 'we are the
- vendor' to get your driver chosen. Ideally work with the
+ vendor' to get your driver chosen. Ideally work with the
existing driver author to build a single perfect driver.
Author: It doesn't matter if a large Linux company wrote the driver,
@@ -116,17 +116,13 @@ Linux kernel master tree:
ftp.??.kernel.org:/pub/linux/kernel/...
?? == your country code, such as "us", "uk", "fr", etc.
-Linux kernel mailing list:
+Linux kernel mailing list:
linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mail majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx to subscribe]
Linux Device Drivers, Third Edition (covers 2.6.10):
http://lwn.net/Kernel/LDD3/ (free version)
-Kernel traffic:
- Weekly summary of kernel list activity (much easier to read)
- http://www.kerneltraffic.org/kernel-traffic/
-
LWN.net:
Weekly summary of kernel development activity - http://lwn.net/
2.6 API changes:
@@ -145,11 +141,8 @@ KernelNewbies:
Linux USB project:
http://www.linux-usb.org/
-How to NOT write kernel driver by arjanv@xxxxxxxxxx
- http://people.redhat.com/arjanv/olspaper.pdf
+How to NOT write kernel driver by Arjan van de Ven:
+ http://www.fenrus.org/how-to-not-write-a-device-driver-paper.pdf
Kernel Janitor:
http://janitor.kernelnewbies.org/
-
---
-Last updated on 17 Nov 2005.
_
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asus_acpi-dont-printk-on-writing-garbage-to-proc-files.patch
git-alsa.patch
git-agpgart.patch
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git-dvb.patch
config_pm=n-slim-drivers-ieee1394-ohci1394c.patch
git-libata-all.patch
git-net.patch
config_pm=n-slim-drivers-pcmcia.patch
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megaraid-fix-warnings-when-config_proc_fs=n.patch
git-xfs.patch
sh-fix-fpn_start-typo.patch
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headers_check-clarify-error-message.patch
task_struct-ifdef-missedem-v-ipc.patch
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tty_ioc-keep-davej-sane.patch
ifdef-quota_read-quota_write.patch
reiserfs-ifdef-xattr_sem.patch
reiserfs-ifdef-acl-stuff-from-inode.patch
fsh-ifdef-security-fields.patch
config_pm=n-slim-drivers-parport-parport_serialc.patch
config_pm=n-slim-sound-oss-tridentc.patch
config_pm=n-slim-sound-oss-cs46xxc.patch
windfarm_smu_satc-simplify-around-i2c_add_driver.patch
cramfs-rewrite-init_cramfs_fs.patch
freevxfs-fix-leak-on-error-path.patch
cramfs-make-cramfs_uncompress_exit-return-void.patch
9p-fix-leak-on-error-path.patch
ban-register_filesystemnull.patch
jbd-use-build_bug_on-in-journal-init.patch
really-ignore-kmem_cache_destroy-return-value.patch
make-kmem_cache_destroy-return-void.patch
documentation-submittingdrivers-minor-update.patch
remove-null-check-in-register_nls.patch
make-kmem_cache_destroy-return-void-ecryptfs.patch
config_pm=n-slim-drivers-ide-pci-sc1200c.patch
documentation-ioctl-messtxt-start-tree-wide-ioctl-registry.patch
ioctl-messtxt-xfs-typos.patch
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