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author | Ziyan <jaraidaniel@gmail.com> | 2015-10-24 18:19:09 +0200 |
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committer | Ziyan <jaraidaniel@gmail.com> | 2015-10-25 16:24:52 +0100 |
commit | 101878938737bd16a5f7fb932b51041f7dbbb733 (patch) | |
tree | 235732d29c6741f22f2020218b2fad41c40b57b8 /Documentation/HOWTO | |
parent | 540bea4ab32149f8bc71fe34b73340c8d9abc053 (diff) | |
parent | 5dba9ddd98cbc7ad319d687887981a0ea0062c75 (diff) | |
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Merge remote-tracking branch 'linux-stable/linux-3.0.y' into p-android-omap-3.0-dev-espresso
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arch/arm/include/asm/hardware/cache-l2x0.h
arch/arm/kernel/smp.c
arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-4430sdp.c
arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-omap4panda.c
arch/arm/mach-omap2/opp.c
arch/ia64/include/asm/futex.h
drivers/bluetooth/ath3k.c
drivers/bluetooth/btusb.c
drivers/firmware/efivars.c
drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lvds.c
drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_atombios.c
drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_irq_kms.c
drivers/hwmon/fam15h_power.c
drivers/mfd/twl6030-irq.c
drivers/mmc/core/sdio.c
drivers/net/tun.c
drivers/net/usb/ipheth.c
drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
drivers/usb/core/hub.c
drivers/usb/host/xhci-mem.c
drivers/usb/host/xhci.h
drivers/usb/musb/omap2430.c
drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c
drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio_ids.h
drivers/usb/serial/option.c
drivers/usb/serial/qcserial.c
drivers/usb/serial/ti_usb_3410_5052.c
drivers/usb/serial/ti_usb_3410_5052.h
drivers/video/omap2/dss/hdmi.c
fs/splice.c
include/asm-generic/pgtable.h
include/net/sch_generic.h
kernel/cgroup.c
kernel/futex.c
kernel/time/timekeeping.c
net/ipv4/route.c
net/ipv4/syncookies.c
net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
net/wireless/util.c
security/commoncap.c
sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
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diff --git a/Documentation/HOWTO b/Documentation/HOWTO index f7ade3b..59c080f 100644 --- a/Documentation/HOWTO +++ b/Documentation/HOWTO @@ -218,16 +218,16 @@ The development process Linux kernel development process currently consists of a few different main kernel "branches" and lots of different subsystem-specific kernel branches. These different branches are: - - main 2.6.x kernel tree - - 2.6.x.y -stable kernel tree - - 2.6.x -git kernel patches + - main 3.x kernel tree + - 3.x.y -stable kernel tree + - 3.x -git kernel patches - subsystem specific kernel trees and patches - - the 2.6.x -next kernel tree for integration tests + - the 3.x -next kernel tree for integration tests -2.6.x kernel tree +3.x kernel tree ----------------- -2.6.x kernels are maintained by Linus Torvalds, and can be found on -kernel.org in the pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ directory. Its development +3.x kernels are maintained by Linus Torvalds, and can be found on +kernel.org in the pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ directory. Its development process is as follows: - As soon as a new kernel is released a two weeks window is open, during this period of time maintainers can submit big diffs to @@ -262,20 +262,20 @@ mailing list about kernel releases: released according to perceived bug status, not according to a preconceived timeline." -2.6.x.y -stable kernel tree +3.x.y -stable kernel tree --------------------------- -Kernels with 4-part versions are -stable kernels. They contain +Kernels with 3-part versions are -stable kernels. They contain relatively small and critical fixes for security problems or significant -regressions discovered in a given 2.6.x kernel. +regressions discovered in a given 3.x kernel. This is the recommended branch for users who want the most recent stable kernel and are not interested in helping test development/experimental versions. -If no 2.6.x.y kernel is available, then the highest numbered 2.6.x +If no 3.x.y kernel is available, then the highest numbered 3.x kernel is the current stable kernel. -2.6.x.y are maintained by the "stable" team <stable@vger.kernel.org>, and +3.x.y are maintained by the "stable" team <stable@vger.kernel.org>, and are released as needs dictate. The normal release period is approximately two weeks, but it can be longer if there are no pressing problems. A security-related problem, instead, can cause a release to happen almost @@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ The file Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt in the kernel tree documents what kinds of changes are acceptable for the -stable tree, and how the release process works. -2.6.x -git patches +3.x -git patches ------------------ These are daily snapshots of Linus' kernel tree which are managed in a git repository (hence the name.) These patches are usually released @@ -317,13 +317,13 @@ revisions to it, and maintainers can mark patches as under review, accepted, or rejected. Most of these patchwork sites are listed at http://patchwork.kernel.org/. -2.6.x -next kernel tree for integration tests +3.x -next kernel tree for integration tests --------------------------------------------- -Before updates from subsystem trees are merged into the mainline 2.6.x +Before updates from subsystem trees are merged into the mainline 3.x tree, they need to be integration-tested. For this purpose, a special testing repository exists into which virtually all subsystem trees are pulled on an almost daily basis: - http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/sfr/linux-next.git + http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git http://linux.f-seidel.de/linux-next/pmwiki/ This way, the -next kernel gives a summary outlook onto what will be |