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

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Message-ID: <4CC9B9A9.20904@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date:	Thu, 28 Oct 2010 10:58:01 -0700
From:	Corey Ashford <cjashfor@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Charles Manning <manningc2@...rix.gen.nz>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: How do I add yaffs file system to mainline?

On 10/27/2010 05:08 PM, 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/
>
> 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?

I'd say you need to post a series of incremental patches which 
introduces this filesystem, why the kernel should have it, why people 
would want it, etc.

For lots more details, you should take a look at the files in 
Documentation/development-process in the kernel source tree.

-- 
Regards,

- Corey

Corey Ashford
Software Engineer
IBM Linux Technology Center, Linux Toolchain
Beaverton, OR
cjashfor@...ibm.com
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