netdev - Re: moving GIT back to kernel.org...

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Date:	Sat, 8 Oct 2011 00:09:24 -0700
From:	Yinglin Sun <yinglin.s@...il.com>
To:	jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com
Cc:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	sfr@...b.auug.org.au, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
	netfilter-devel@...r.kernel.org, sparclinux@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-ide@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: moving GIT back to kernel.org...

On Sat, Oct 8, 2011 at 12:01 AM, Jeff Kirsher <tarbal@...il.com> wrote:
> On 10/07/2011 11:55 PM, Yinglin Sun wrote:
>> On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 12:59 PM, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net> wrote:
>>> From: David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
>>> Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:57:03 -0400 (EDT)
>>>
>>>> I'm about to setup my GIT trees on kernel.org, once that is complete
>>>> I will be solely updating those trees again.
>>>>
>>>> I will notify everyone when this is ready to go.
>>>>
>>>> Just a heads up for everyone...
>>> Ok, they are now online, please update your URLs.
>>>
>>> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net.git
>>> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next.git
>>> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/sparc.git
>>> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/ide.git
>>>
>> I'm still new to net kernel development, so a little confused about these trees.
>> So we should submit patches based on these trees, instead of Linus'?
>> About net and net-next, How to decide which one to use?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Yinglin
>>
>
> *If* you have change against the network core/drivers then, you would
> want to use David Miller's net or net-next trees.
>
> As a general rule:
>  - net tree is only for fixes/critical fixes
>  - net-next tree is for everything else
>
> There are always exceptions, but if you stick to the above general rule,
> you will be fine.
>
>

Got it. Thanks Jeff!

Yinglin
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