netdev - Re: A short question about net git tree and patches

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Message-ID: <20071220095510.GA2081@uranus.ravnborg.org>
Date:	Thu, 20 Dec 2007 10:55:10 +0100
From:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
To:	David Shwatrz <dshwatrz@...il.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: A short question about net git tree and patches

On Thu, Dec 20, 2007 at 11:20:26AM +0200, David Shwatrz wrote:
> Hello,
> I have a short question regarding the net git tree and patches:
> I want to write and send patches against the most recent and
> bleeding edge kernel networking code.
> I see in:
> http://kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/?C=M;O=A
> that there are 3 git trees which can be candidates for git-clone and
> making patches against;
> these are:
> netdev-2.6.git, net-2.6.25.git and net-2.6.git.
> 
> It seems to me that net-2.6.git is the most suitable one to work against;
> am I right ?
> what is the difference, in short, between the three repositories?

IIRC the usage is:
netdev-2.6.git   <= old stuff, 4 weeks since last update. Not in use
net-2.6.25.git   <= patches for current kernel release (only fixes)
net-2.6.git      <= patches for next kernel relase and planned to be
                    applied in next merge window

So net-2.6.git is the correct choice for bleeding edge.

	Sam
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