Re: [PATCH] changes at SubmittingDrivers v2

From: Xose Vazquez Perez
Date: Mon Sep 15 2003 - 18:17:40 EST


Xose Vazquez Perez wrote:

> Linux 2.2:
> - If the code area has a general maintainer then please submit it to
> - the maintainer listed in MAINTAINERS in the kernel file. If the
> - maintainer does not respond or you cannot find the appropriate
> - maintainer then please contact Alan Cox <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> + The same rules apply as 2.2. The final contact point for submissions
^^^

> + is Alan Cox <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>.

my fault, it must be 2.0.

--
Que trabajen los romanos, que tienen el pecho de lata.
--- linux/Documentation/SubmittingDrivers 2003-01-16 04:26:18.000000000 +0100
+++ linux.new/Documentation/SubmittingDrivers 2003-09-16 01:04:34.000000000 +0200
@@ -25,21 +25,23 @@
------------------------

Linux 2.0:
- No new drivers are accepted for this kernel tree
+ Only _critical_ and security patches are accepted.
+ No new drivers are accepted for this kernel tree.

Linux 2.2:
- If the code area has a general maintainer then please submit it to
- the maintainer listed in MAINTAINERS in the kernel file. If the
- maintainer does not respond or you cannot find the appropriate
- maintainer then please contact Alan Cox <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
+ The same rules apply as 2.0. The final contact point for submissions
+ is Alan Cox <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>.

Linux 2.4:
- The same rules apply as 2.2. The final contact point for Linux 2.4
- submissions is Marcelo Tosatti <marcelo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>.
+ If the code area has a general maintainer then please submit it to
+ the maintainer listed in MAINTAINERS in the kernel file. If the
+ maintainer does not respond or you can not find the appropriate
+ maintainer then please contact Marcelo Tosatti
+ <marcelo.tosatti@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>.

-Linux 2.5:
+Linux 2.6:
The same rules apply as 2.4 except that you should follow linux-kernel
- to track changes in API's. The final contact point for Linux 2.5
+ to track changes in API's. The final contact point for Linux 2.6
submissions is Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>.

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