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authorZiyan <jaraidaniel@gmail.com>2015-10-24 18:19:09 +0200
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Merge remote-tracking branch 'linux-stable/linux-3.0.y' into p-android-omap-3.0-dev-espresso
Conflicts: Makefile 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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@@ -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