linux-kernel - Re: after effects of a kernel API change

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Message-ID: <20070118094411.GB29695@Ahmed>
Date:	Thu, 18 Jan 2007 11:44:11 +0200
From:	"Ahmed S. Darwish" <darwish.07@...il.com>
To:	Rajat Jain <rajat.noida.india@...il.com>
Cc:	Daniel Rodrick <daniel.rodrick@...il.com>,
	kernelnewbies <kernelnewbies@...linux.org>,
	Linux Newbie <linux-newbie@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: after effects of a kernel API change

On Thu, Jan 18, 2007 at 11:05:53AM +0530, Rajat Jain wrote:
> >>
> >> Is there any way volunteers like me can help in this exercise?
> >
> >See the /APIchanges in the Kernel Janitors TODO list
> >http://kernelnewbies.org/KernelJanitors/Todo
> >
> [...]
> 1) How do I make sure if some one is NOT working on any of the
> mentioned bullet points? Who coordinates? On what mailing list?

Check latest trees to make sure the work is not duplicated. espicially 
trees like -mm and subsystem ones.

> 2) Do any patches for the above Todo list have the chances of getting
> merged into the mainstream kernel? Who approves? I suppose the
> respective maintainer of the driver / subsystem getting affected?

I advise lurking (following/reading) the list for at least 2 or 3 weeks and 
you'll automatically understand how the "system" works. Also check:

$KERNEL_TREE/Documentation/HOWTO
$KERNEL_TREE/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
$KERNEL_TREE/Documentation/CodingStyle

-- 
Ahmed S. Darwish
http://darwish-07.blogspot.com
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