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authorRandy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net>2005-06-28 23:45:30 -0400
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@ppc970.osdl.org>2005-06-29 00:20:37 -0400
commit84da7c0844f8ab7668559c61e4f0af416fc58cf6 (patch)
treebb696e5479dad5f1ceee7ea8708dc68c1c2fde68 /Documentation/SubmittingDrivers
parent6623e6205e36c310367009f3b01f5cbe7cc0005d (diff)
[PATCH] Doc/Submitting: corrections, additions
Corrections to Documentation/Submitting{Drivers,Patches} - update LANANA info. - fix some typos - update 2.2 kernel maintainer info. - update 'dontdiff' info. - update URLs for patch scripts - add Trivial Patch Monkey URL - add more references for submitting patches Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
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@@ -13,13 +13,14 @@ Allocating Device Numbers
13------------------------- 13-------------------------
14 14
15Major and minor numbers for block and character devices are allocated 15Major and minor numbers for block and character devices are allocated
16by the Linux assigned name and number authority (currently better 16by the Linux assigned name and number authority (currently this is
17known as H Peter Anvin). The site is http://www.lanana.org/. This 17Torben Mathiasen). The site is http://www.lanana.org/. This
18also deals with allocating numbers for devices that are not going to 18also deals with allocating numbers for devices that are not going to
19be submitted to the mainstream kernel. 19be submitted to the mainstream kernel.
20See Documentation/devices.txt for more information on this.
20 21
21If you don't use assigned numbers then when you device is submitted it will 22If you don't use assigned numbers then when your device is submitted it will
22get given an assigned number even if that is different from values you may 23be given an assigned number even if that is different from values you may
23have shipped to customers before. 24have shipped to customers before.
24 25
25Who To Submit Drivers To 26Who To Submit Drivers To
@@ -32,7 +33,8 @@ Linux 2.2:
32 If the code area has a general maintainer then please submit it to 33 If the code area has a general maintainer then please submit it to
33 the maintainer listed in MAINTAINERS in the kernel file. If the 34 the maintainer listed in MAINTAINERS in the kernel file. If the
34 maintainer does not respond or you cannot find the appropriate 35 maintainer does not respond or you cannot find the appropriate
35 maintainer then please contact Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> 36 maintainer then please contact the 2.2 kernel maintainer:
37 Marc-Christian Petersen <m.c.p@wolk-project.de>.
36 38
37Linux 2.4: 39Linux 2.4:
38 The same rules apply as 2.2. The final contact point for Linux 2.4 40 The same rules apply as 2.2. The final contact point for Linux 2.4
@@ -48,7 +50,7 @@ What Criteria Determine Acceptance
48 50
49Licensing: The code must be released to us under the 51Licensing: The code must be released to us under the
50 GNU General Public License. We don't insist on any kind 52 GNU General Public License. We don't insist on any kind
51 of exclusively GPL licensing, and if you wish the driver 53 of exclusive GPL licensing, and if you wish the driver
52 to be useful to other communities such as BSD you may well 54 to be useful to other communities such as BSD you may well
53 wish to release under multiple licenses. 55 wish to release under multiple licenses.
54 56