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author | Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net> | 2005-06-28 23:45:30 -0400 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@ppc970.osdl.org> | 2005-06-29 00:20:37 -0400 |
commit | 84da7c0844f8ab7668559c61e4f0af416fc58cf6 (patch) | |
tree | bb696e5479dad5f1ceee7ea8708dc68c1c2fde68 /Documentation/SubmittingDrivers | |
parent | 6623e6205e36c310367009f3b01f5cbe7cc0005d (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>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/SubmittingDrivers')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/SubmittingDrivers | 14 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingDrivers b/Documentation/SubmittingDrivers index de3b252e717d..c3cca924e94b 100644 --- a/Documentation/SubmittingDrivers +++ b/Documentation/SubmittingDrivers | |||
@@ -13,13 +13,14 @@ Allocating Device Numbers | |||
13 | ------------------------- | 13 | ------------------------- |
14 | 14 | ||
15 | Major and minor numbers for block and character devices are allocated | 15 | Major and minor numbers for block and character devices are allocated |
16 | by the Linux assigned name and number authority (currently better | 16 | by the Linux assigned name and number authority (currently this is |
17 | known as H Peter Anvin). The site is http://www.lanana.org/. This | 17 | Torben Mathiasen). The site is http://www.lanana.org/. This |
18 | also deals with allocating numbers for devices that are not going to | 18 | also deals with allocating numbers for devices that are not going to |
19 | be submitted to the mainstream kernel. | 19 | be submitted to the mainstream kernel. |
20 | See Documentation/devices.txt for more information on this. | ||
20 | 21 | ||
21 | If you don't use assigned numbers then when you device is submitted it will | 22 | If you don't use assigned numbers then when your device is submitted it will |
22 | get given an assigned number even if that is different from values you may | 23 | be given an assigned number even if that is different from values you may |
23 | have shipped to customers before. | 24 | have shipped to customers before. |
24 | 25 | ||
25 | Who To Submit Drivers To | 26 | Who 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 | ||
37 | Linux 2.4: | 39 | Linux 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 | ||
49 | Licensing: The code must be released to us under the | 51 | Licensing: 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 | ||