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Message-ID: <526ABED4.8020605@windriver.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 14:56:20 -0400
From: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>
To: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>,
"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Documentation/networking: netdev-FAQ typo corrections
On 13-10-24 09:56 PM, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> From: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
>
> Various typo fixes to netdev-FAQ.txt:
> - capitalize Linux
> - hyphenate dual-word adjectives
> - minor punctuation fixes
>
> Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
> Cc: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>
I've no objections to those kinds of changes.
Acked-by: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>
P.
--
> ---
> Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.txt | 22 +++++++++++-----------
> 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
>
> --- lnx-312-rc6.orig/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.txt
> +++ lnx-312-rc6/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.txt
> @@ -4,23 +4,23 @@ Information you need to know about netde
>
> Q: What is netdev?
>
> -A: It is a mailing list for all network related linux stuff. This includes
> +A: It is a mailing list for all network-related Linux stuff. This includes
> anything found under net/ (i.e. core code like IPv6) and drivers/net
> - (i.e. hardware specific drivers) in the linux source tree.
> + (i.e. hardware specific drivers) in the Linux source tree.
>
> Note that some subsystems (e.g. wireless drivers) which have a high volume
> of traffic have their own specific mailing lists.
>
> - The netdev list is managed (like many other linux mailing lists) through
> + The netdev list is managed (like many other Linux mailing lists) through
> VGER ( http://vger.kernel.org/ ) and archives can be found below:
>
> http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev
> http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/
>
> - Aside from subsystems like that mentioned above, all network related linux
> - development (i.e. RFC, review, comments, etc) takes place on netdev.
> + Aside from subsystems like that mentioned above, all network-related Linux
> + development (i.e. RFC, review, comments, etc.) takes place on netdev.
>
> -Q: How do the changes posted to netdev make their way into linux?
> +Q: How do the changes posted to netdev make their way into Linux?
>
> A: There are always two trees (git repositories) in play. Both are driven
> by David Miller, the main network maintainer. There is the "net" tree,
> @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ A: There are always two trees (git repos
> Q: How often do changes from these trees make it to the mainline Linus tree?
>
> A: To understand this, you need to know a bit of background information
> - on the cadence of linux development. Each new release starts off with
> + on the cadence of Linux development. Each new release starts off with
> a two week "merge window" where the main maintainers feed their new
> stuff to Linus for merging into the mainline tree. After the two weeks,
> the merge window is closed, and it is called/tagged "-rc1". No new
> @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ A: To understand this, you need to know
> things are in a state of churn), and a week after the last vX.Y-rcN
> was done, the official "vX.Y" is released.
>
> - Relating that to netdev: At the beginning of the 2 week merge window,
> + Relating that to netdev: At the beginning of the 2-week merge window,
> the net-next tree will be closed - no new changes/features. The
> accumulated new content of the past ~10 weeks will be passed onto
> mainline/Linus via a pull request for vX.Y -- at the same time,
> @@ -59,12 +59,12 @@ A: To understand this, you need to know
> IMPORTANT: Do not send new net-next content to netdev during the
> period during which net-next tree is closed.
>
> - Shortly after the two weeks have passed, (and vX.Y-rc1 is released) the
> + Shortly after the two weeks have passed (and vX.Y-rc1 is released), the
> tree for net-next reopens to collect content for the next (vX.Y+1) release.
>
> If you aren't subscribed to netdev and/or are simply unsure if net-next
> has re-opened yet, simply check the net-next git repository link above for
> - any new networking related commits.
> + any new networking-related commits.
>
> The "net" tree continues to collect fixes for the vX.Y content, and
> is fed back to Linus at regular (~weekly) intervals. Meaning that the
> @@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ A: Attention to detail. Re-read your ow
> to why it happens, and then if necessary, explain why the fix proposed
> is the best way to get things done. Don't mangle whitespace, and as
> is common, don't mis-indent function arguments that span multiple lines.
> - If it is your 1st patch, mail it to yourself so you can test apply
> + If it is your first patch, mail it to yourself so you can test apply
> it to an unpatched tree to confirm infrastructure didn't mangle it.
>
> Finally, go back and read Documentation/SubmittingPatches to be
>
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