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author | Andrew Dodd <atd7@cornell.edu> | 2013-02-16 18:41:04 -0500 |
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committer | Andrew Dodd <atd7@cornell.edu> | 2013-02-27 09:19:08 -0500 |
commit | b08797f2afdfc604c3143f8725d058aeef8ddcb2 (patch) | |
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Merge remote-tracking branch 'kernelorg/linux-3.0.y' into 3_0_64
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kernel/sys.c
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lib/genalloc.c
mm/memory-failure.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 |