linux-kernel - Re: How do I add yaffs file system to mainline?

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Message-Id: <20101028102641.d936aec8.randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
Date:	Thu, 28 Oct 2010 10:26:41 -0700
From:	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>
To:	Charles Manning <manningc2@...rix.gen.nz>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>,
	gregkh <greg@...ah.com>
Subject: Re: How do I add yaffs file system to mainline?

On Fri, 29 Oct 2010 04:55:02 +1300 Charles Manning wrote:

> YAFFS has been used for many years as a third-party patch-in.
> 
> I have recently been through the exercise of changing all the symbols to be 
> more kernel friendly with the intention of mainlining into the linux tree.
> 
> The code is in git at http://github.com/cdhmanning/linux-yaffs-integration/

It's difficult to review & comment on a git tree.
We prefer patches via email for review.

> Thanks to CELF and Google for sponsoring the effort so far.
> 
> What still needs to be done to mainline this?
> Who do I need to approach?

Either ask Stephen Rothwell to add the git tree to the linux-next daily tree
or ask Greg KH to add it to the drivers/staging/ area.

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~Randy
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