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author | Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org> | 2013-10-24 21:56:57 -0400 |
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committer | David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net> | 2013-10-27 16:55:40 -0400 |
commit | ad86de802d0ea6776eccd0a2526ba31101d89267 (patch) | |
tree | a336087397fac5b1904e80b1406c397378a8a12a /Documentation/networking | |
parent | 2f715c1dde6e1760f3101358dc26f8c9489be0bf (diff) |
Documentation/networking: netdev-FAQ typo corrections
Various typo fixes to netdev-FAQ.txt:
- capitalize Linux
- hyphenate dual-word adjectives
- minor punctuation fixes
Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>
Cc: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@windriver.com>
Acked-by: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@windriver.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/networking')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.txt | 22 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.txt b/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.txt index d9112f01c44a..3a2c5860a78e 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.txt | |||
@@ -4,23 +4,23 @@ Information you need to know about netdev | |||
4 | 4 | ||
5 | Q: What is netdev? | 5 | Q: What is netdev? |
6 | 6 | ||
7 | A: It is a mailing list for all network related linux stuff. This includes | 7 | A: It is a mailing list for all network-related Linux stuff. This includes |
8 | anything found under net/ (i.e. core code like IPv6) and drivers/net | 8 | anything found under net/ (i.e. core code like IPv6) and drivers/net |
9 | (i.e. hardware specific drivers) in the linux source tree. | 9 | (i.e. hardware specific drivers) in the Linux source tree. |
10 | 10 | ||
11 | Note that some subsystems (e.g. wireless drivers) which have a high volume | 11 | Note that some subsystems (e.g. wireless drivers) which have a high volume |
12 | of traffic have their own specific mailing lists. | 12 | of traffic have their own specific mailing lists. |
13 | 13 | ||
14 | The netdev list is managed (like many other linux mailing lists) through | 14 | The netdev list is managed (like many other Linux mailing lists) through |
15 | VGER ( http://vger.kernel.org/ ) and archives can be found below: | 15 | VGER ( http://vger.kernel.org/ ) and archives can be found below: |
16 | 16 | ||
17 | http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev | 17 | http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev |
18 | http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/ | 18 | http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/ |
19 | 19 | ||
20 | Aside from subsystems like that mentioned above, all network related linux | 20 | Aside from subsystems like that mentioned above, all network-related Linux |
21 | development (i.e. RFC, review, comments, etc) takes place on netdev. | 21 | development (i.e. RFC, review, comments, etc.) takes place on netdev. |
22 | 22 | ||
23 | Q: How do the changes posted to netdev make their way into linux? | 23 | Q: How do the changes posted to netdev make their way into Linux? |
24 | 24 | ||
25 | A: There are always two trees (git repositories) in play. Both are driven | 25 | A: There are always two trees (git repositories) in play. Both are driven |
26 | by David Miller, the main network maintainer. There is the "net" tree, | 26 | by David Miller, the main network maintainer. There is the "net" tree, |
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ A: There are always two trees (git repositories) in play. Both are driven | |||
35 | Q: How often do changes from these trees make it to the mainline Linus tree? | 35 | Q: How often do changes from these trees make it to the mainline Linus tree? |
36 | 36 | ||
37 | A: To understand this, you need to know a bit of background information | 37 | A: To understand this, you need to know a bit of background information |
38 | on the cadence of linux development. Each new release starts off with | 38 | on the cadence of Linux development. Each new release starts off with |
39 | a two week "merge window" where the main maintainers feed their new | 39 | a two week "merge window" where the main maintainers feed their new |
40 | stuff to Linus for merging into the mainline tree. After the two weeks, | 40 | stuff to Linus for merging into the mainline tree. After the two weeks, |
41 | the merge window is closed, and it is called/tagged "-rc1". No new | 41 | the merge window is closed, and it is called/tagged "-rc1". No new |
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ A: To understand this, you need to know a bit of background information | |||
46 | things are in a state of churn), and a week after the last vX.Y-rcN | 46 | things are in a state of churn), and a week after the last vX.Y-rcN |
47 | was done, the official "vX.Y" is released. | 47 | was done, the official "vX.Y" is released. |
48 | 48 | ||
49 | Relating that to netdev: At the beginning of the 2 week merge window, | 49 | Relating that to netdev: At the beginning of the 2-week merge window, |
50 | the net-next tree will be closed - no new changes/features. The | 50 | the net-next tree will be closed - no new changes/features. The |
51 | accumulated new content of the past ~10 weeks will be passed onto | 51 | accumulated new content of the past ~10 weeks will be passed onto |
52 | mainline/Linus via a pull request for vX.Y -- at the same time, | 52 | mainline/Linus via a pull request for vX.Y -- at the same time, |
@@ -59,12 +59,12 @@ A: To understand this, you need to know a bit of background information | |||
59 | IMPORTANT: Do not send new net-next content to netdev during the | 59 | IMPORTANT: Do not send new net-next content to netdev during the |
60 | period during which net-next tree is closed. | 60 | period during which net-next tree is closed. |
61 | 61 | ||
62 | Shortly after the two weeks have passed, (and vX.Y-rc1 is released) the | 62 | Shortly after the two weeks have passed (and vX.Y-rc1 is released), the |
63 | tree for net-next reopens to collect content for the next (vX.Y+1) release. | 63 | tree for net-next reopens to collect content for the next (vX.Y+1) release. |
64 | 64 | ||
65 | If you aren't subscribed to netdev and/or are simply unsure if net-next | 65 | If you aren't subscribed to netdev and/or are simply unsure if net-next |
66 | has re-opened yet, simply check the net-next git repository link above for | 66 | has re-opened yet, simply check the net-next git repository link above for |
67 | any new networking related commits. | 67 | any new networking-related commits. |
68 | 68 | ||
69 | The "net" tree continues to collect fixes for the vX.Y content, and | 69 | The "net" tree continues to collect fixes for the vX.Y content, and |
70 | is fed back to Linus at regular (~weekly) intervals. Meaning that the | 70 | is fed back to Linus at regular (~weekly) intervals. Meaning that the |
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ A: Attention to detail. Re-read your own work as if you were the | |||
217 | to why it happens, and then if necessary, explain why the fix proposed | 217 | to why it happens, and then if necessary, explain why the fix proposed |
218 | is the best way to get things done. Don't mangle whitespace, and as | 218 | is the best way to get things done. Don't mangle whitespace, and as |
219 | is common, don't mis-indent function arguments that span multiple lines. | 219 | is common, don't mis-indent function arguments that span multiple lines. |
220 | If it is your 1st patch, mail it to yourself so you can test apply | 220 | If it is your first patch, mail it to yourself so you can test apply |
221 | it to an unpatched tree to confirm infrastructure didn't mangle it. | 221 | it to an unpatched tree to confirm infrastructure didn't mangle it. |
222 | 222 | ||
223 | Finally, go back and read Documentation/SubmittingPatches to be | 223 | Finally, go back and read Documentation/SubmittingPatches to be |