On Mon, Nov 28, 2016 at 09:06:12AM -0500, Mike Marshall wrote: > Perhaps we should modify Greg KH's "be-all, end-all document" > on "HOWTO do Linux kernel development" then... you've > contributed a boatload of work to the kernel since as far > back as 2006, but I'm a newbie who just works in an > isolated subsystem... people like me need a reliable > and authoritative cheat-sheet to go by... > > I think you believe I should ask for this to be pulled only > during a merge window. Since this patch doesn't involve new > functionality, or even any functionality, it seems like pull-fodder > anytime after it is vetted, based on Greg's HOWTO...
Hm. Yes. I can see how that document is misleading. I'll send a patch. > > My original intent on posting to this thread was to let > christophe.jail...@wanadoo.fr know that I saw and > appreciate his review and the good patch he supplied. > Yes. Of course. But this discussion has been valuable, I hope. regards, dan carpenter
