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diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/submitting-patches.rst b/Documentation/hwmon/submitting-patches.rst index 9a218ea996d8..d953ee763c96 100644 --- a/Documentation/hwmon/submitting-patches.rst +++ b/Documentation/hwmon/submitting-patches.rst @@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ increase the chances of your change being accepted. * It should be unnecessary to mention, but please read and follow: - Documentation/process/submit-checklist.rst - - Documentation/process/submitting-drivers.rst - Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst - Documentation/process/coding-style.rst diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst b/Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst index ebd9d90882ea..9a1f020c8449 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst +++ b/Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst @@ -755,8 +755,7 @@ make a neat patch, there's administrative work to be done: it implies a more-than-passing commitment to some part of the code. - Finally, don't forget to read - ``Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst`` and possibly - ``Documentation/process/submitting-drivers.rst``. + ``Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst`` Kernel Cantrips =============== diff --git a/Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst b/Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst index bd36ecb29409..906235c11c24 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst @@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ of conventions and procedures which are used in the posting of patches; following them will make life much easier for everybody involved. This document will attempt to cover these expectations in reasonable detail; more information can also be found in the files -:ref:`Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst <submittingpatches>`, -:ref:`Documentation/process/submitting-drivers.rst <submittingdrivers>` +:ref:`Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst <submittingpatches>` and :ref:`Documentation/process/submit-checklist.rst <submitchecklist>`. diff --git a/Documentation/process/8.Conclusion.rst b/Documentation/process/8.Conclusion.rst index b32a40215858..8c847dffe76b 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/8.Conclusion.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/8.Conclusion.rst @@ -5,15 +5,13 @@ For more information There are numerous sources of information on Linux kernel development and related topics. First among those will always be the Documentation -directory found in the kernel source distribution. The top-level :ref:`process/howto.rst <process_howto>` -file is an important starting point; :ref:`process/submitting-patches.rst <submittingpatches>` -and :ref:`process/submitting-drivers.rst <submittingdrivers>` -are also something which all kernel developers should -read. Many internal kernel APIs are documented using the kerneldoc -mechanism; "make htmldocs" or "make pdfdocs" can be used to generate those -documents in HTML or PDF format (though the version of TeX shipped by some -distributions runs into internal limits and fails to process the documents -properly). +directory found in the kernel source distribution. Start with the +top-level :ref:`process/howto.rst <process_howto>`; also read +:ref:`process/submitting-patches.rst <submittingpatches>`. Many internal +kernel APIs are documented using the kerneldoc mechanism; "make htmldocs" +or "make pdfdocs" can be used to generate those documents in HTML or PDF +format (though the version of TeX shipped by some distributions runs into +internal limits and fails to process the documents properly). Various web sites discuss kernel development at all levels of detail. Your author would like to humbly suggest https://lwn.net/ as a source; diff --git a/Documentation/process/howto.rst b/Documentation/process/howto.rst index e4beeca57e5f..cd6997a9d203 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/howto.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/howto.rst @@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ required reading: patches if these rules are followed, and many people will only review code if it is in the proper style. - :ref:`Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst <submittingpatches>` and :ref:`Documentation/process/submitting-drivers.rst <submittingdrivers>` - These files describe in explicit detail how to successfully create + :ref:`Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst <submittingpatches>` + This file describes in explicit detail how to successfully create and send a patch, including (but not limited to): - Email contents diff --git a/Documentation/process/index.rst b/Documentation/process/index.rst index 3587dae4d0ef..2ba2a1582bbe 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/index.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/index.rst @@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ Other guides to the community that are of interest to most developers are: :maxdepth: 1 changes - submitting-drivers stable-api-nonsense management-style stable-kernel-rules diff --git a/Documentation/process/submitting-drivers.rst b/Documentation/process/submitting-drivers.rst deleted file mode 100644 index 8413b693d10d..000000000000 --- a/Documentation/process/submitting-drivers.rst +++ /dev/null @@ -1,194 +0,0 @@ -.. _submittingdrivers: - -Submitting Drivers For The Linux Kernel -======================================= - -This document is intended to explain how to submit device drivers to the -various kernel trees. Note that if you are interested in video card drivers -you should probably talk to XFree86 (https://www.xfree86.org/) and/or X.Org -(https://x.org/) instead. - -.. note:: - - This document is old and has seen little maintenance in recent years; it - should probably be updated or, perhaps better, just deleted. Most of - what is here can be found in the other development documents anyway. - - Oh, and we don't really recommend submitting changes to XFree86 :) - -Also read the :ref:`Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst <submittingpatches>` -document. - - -Allocating Device Numbers -------------------------- - -Major and minor numbers for block and character devices are allocated -by the Linux assigned name and number authority (currently this is -Torben Mathiasen). The site is https://www.lanana.org/. This -also deals with allocating numbers for devices that are not going to -be submitted to the mainstream kernel. -See :ref:`Documentation/admin-guide/devices.rst <admin_devices>` -for more information on this. - -If you don't use assigned numbers then when your device is submitted it will -be given an assigned number even if that is different from values you may -have shipped to customers before. - -Who To Submit Drivers To ------------------------- - -Linux 2.0: - No new drivers are accepted for this kernel tree. - -Linux 2.2: - No new drivers are accepted for this kernel tree. - -Linux 2.4: - If the code area has a general maintainer then please submit it to - the maintainer listed in MAINTAINERS in the kernel file. If the - maintainer does not respond or you cannot find the appropriate - maintainer then please contact Willy Tarreau <w@1wt.eu>. - -Linux 2.6 and upper: - The same rules apply as 2.4 except that you should follow linux-kernel - to track changes in API's. The final contact point for Linux 2.6+ - submissions is Andrew Morton. - -What Criteria Determine Acceptance ----------------------------------- - -Licensing: - The code must be released to us under the - GNU General Public License. If you wish the driver to be - useful to other communities such as BSD you may release - under multiple licenses. If you choose to release under - licenses other than the GPL, you should include your - rationale for your license choices in your cover letter. - See accepted licenses at include/linux/module.h - -Copyright: - The copyright owner must agree to use of GPL. - It's best if the submitter and copyright owner - are the same person/entity. If not, the name of - the person/entity authorizing use of GPL should be - listed in case it's necessary to verify the will of - the copyright owner. - -Interfaces: - If your driver uses existing interfaces and behaves like - other drivers in the same class it will be much more likely - to be accepted than if it invents gratuitous new ones. - If you need to implement a common API over Linux and NT - drivers do it in userspace. - -Code: - Please use the Linux style of code formatting as documented - in :ref:`Documentation/process/coding-style.rst <codingStyle>`. - If you have sections of code - that need to be in other formats, for example because they - are shared with a windows driver kit and you want to - maintain them just once separate them out nicely and note - this fact. - -Portability: - Pointers are not always 32bits, not all computers are little - endian, people do not all have floating point and you - shouldn't use inline x86 assembler in your driver without - careful thought. Pure x86 drivers generally are not popular. - If you only have x86 hardware it is hard to test portability - but it is easy to make sure the code can easily be made - portable. - -Clarity: - It helps if anyone can see how to fix the driver. It helps - you because you get patches not bug reports. If you submit a - driver that intentionally obfuscates how the hardware works - it will go in the bitbucket. - -PM support: - Since Linux is used on many portable and desktop systems, your - driver is likely to be used on such a system and therefore it - should support basic power management by implementing, if - necessary, the .suspend and .resume methods used during the - system-wide suspend and resume transitions. You should verify - that your driver correctly handles the suspend and resume, but - if you are unable to ensure that, please at least define the - .suspend method returning the -ENOSYS ("Function not - implemented") error. You should also try to make sure that your - driver uses as little power as possible when it's not doing - anything. For the driver testing instructions see - Documentation/power/drivers-testing.rst and for a relatively - complete overview of the power management issues related to - drivers see :ref:`Documentation/driver-api/pm/devices.rst <driverapi_pm_devices>`. - -Control: - In general if there is active maintenance of a driver by - the author then patches will be redirected to them unless - they are totally obvious and without need of checking. - If you want to be the contact and update point for the - driver it is a good idea to state this in the comments, - and include an entry in MAINTAINERS for your driver. - -What Criteria Do Not Determine Acceptance ------------------------------------------ - -Vendor: - Being the hardware vendor and maintaining the driver is - often a good thing. If there is a stable working driver from - other people already in the tree don't expect 'we are the - vendor' to get your driver chosen. Ideally work with the - existing driver author to build a single perfect driver. - -Author: - It doesn't matter if a large Linux company wrote the driver, - or you did. Nobody has any special access to the kernel - tree. Anyone who tells you otherwise isn't telling the - whole story. - - -Resources ---------- - -Linux kernel master tree: - ftp.\ *country_code*\ .kernel.org:/pub/linux/kernel/... - - where *country_code* == your country code, such as - **us**, **uk**, **fr**, etc. - - https://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - -Linux kernel mailing list: - linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org - [mail majordomo@vger.kernel.org to subscribe] - -Linux Device Drivers, Third Edition (covers 2.6.10): - https://lwn.net/Kernel/LDD3/ (free version) - -LWN.net: - Weekly summary of kernel development activity - https://lwn.net/ - - 2.6 API changes: - - https://lwn.net/Articles/2.6-kernel-api/ - - Porting drivers from prior kernels to 2.6: - - https://lwn.net/Articles/driver-porting/ - -KernelNewbies: - Documentation and assistance for new kernel programmers - - https://kernelnewbies.org/ - -Linux USB project: - http://www.linux-usb.org/ - -How to NOT write kernel driver by Arjan van de Ven: - https://landley.net/kdocs/ols/2002/ols2002-pages-545-555.pdf - -Kernel Janitor: - https://kernelnewbies.org/KernelJanitors - -GIT, Fast Version Control System: - https://git-scm.com/ diff --git a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst index a1cb6280fbcf..be49d8f2601b 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst @@ -12,9 +12,8 @@ This document contains a large number of suggestions in a relatively terse format. For detailed information on how the kernel development process works, see Documentation/process/development-process.rst. Also, read Documentation/process/submit-checklist.rst -for a list of items to check before submitting code. If you are submitting -a driver, also read Documentation/process/submitting-drivers.rst; for device -tree binding patches, read +for a list of items to check before submitting code. +For device tree binding patches, read Documentation/devicetree/bindings/submitting-patches.rst. This documentation assumes that you're using ``git`` to prepare your patches. |