2012-09-26 16:21:57

by kiranaab ki

Subject: Which tree to pull for submitting patches to net/mac80211

Hi All,

I am all new to linux-open-source and I would like to contribute to
linux-wireless development

I have gone through linux-wireless materials for understanding
the development process from the links below,

http://www.linuxwireless.org/en/developers/Documentation/git-guide
http://www.linuxwireless.org/en/developers/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
http://www.linuxwireless.org/en/developers/process

The above links explain to me the latest development that happens over
wireless-testing.git
I also see in MAINTAINERS list that Johannes Berg maintains two trees
mac80211.git,
mac80211-next.git

If I want to send the patches for net/mac80211 and net/cfg8011
do I need to pull wireless-testing.git and send the patches so that
John W Linwille reviews them

or

do I need to pull mac80211-next.git and send the patches so that
Johannes Berg will review the patches and later John W Linville
pulls the changes from Johannes's tree along the development process ?

Please correct me if my understanding is wrong.

Thanks,
Kiran

2012-09-28 11:12:14

by kirankumar.b

Subject: Re: Which tree to pull for submitting patches to net/mac80211

Thank you very much for your clarity : )

> kiranaab ki <[email protected]> writes:
>
>> I also see in MAINTAINERS list that Johannes Berg maintains two trees
>> mac80211.git,
>> mac80211-next.git
>>
>> If I want to send the patches for net/mac80211 and net/cfg8011
>> do I need to pull wireless-testing.git and send the patches so that
>> John W Linwille reviews them
>>
>> or
>>
>> do I need to pull mac80211-next.git and send the patches so that
>> Johannes Berg will review the patches and later John W Linville
>> pulls the changes from Johannes's tree along the development process ?
>
> For new people in the Linux development I would recommend to use
> wireless-testing and submit patches to the linux-wireless mailing, just
> to keep things simple. Johannes when picks up the patch whenever he has
> time.
>
> In rare occasions your patch might conflict with something which is in
> mac80211-next and Johannes might ask you to rebase your patch. But this
> usually happens when making more extensive changes to mac80211, for
> smaller patches this is really rare.
>
> --
> Kalle Valo
>

2012-09-26 17:06:51

by Kalle Valo

Subject: Re: Which tree to pull for submitting patches to net/mac80211

kiranaab ki <[email protected]> writes:

> I also see in MAINTAINERS list that Johannes Berg maintains two trees
> mac80211.git,
> mac80211-next.git
>
> If I want to send the patches for net/mac80211 and net/cfg8011
> do I need to pull wireless-testing.git and send the patches so that
> John W Linwille reviews them
>
> or
>
> do I need to pull mac80211-next.git and send the patches so that
> Johannes Berg will review the patches and later John W Linville
> pulls the changes from Johannes's tree along the development process ?

For new people in the Linux development I would recommend to use
wireless-testing and submit patches to the linux-wireless mailing, just
to keep things simple. Johannes when picks up the patch whenever he has
time.

In rare occasions your patch might conflict with something which is in
mac80211-next and Johannes might ask you to rebase your patch. But this
usually happens when making more extensive changes to mac80211, for
smaller patches this is really rare.

--
Kalle Valo