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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 | ||