Return-path: Received: from mail-pw0-f46.google.com ([209.85.160.46]:38362 "EHLO mail-pw0-f46.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750747Ab0BYFLo convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:11:44 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <20100224183744.52732c77@nehalam> References: <43e72e891002241618w10d5c45ar9303f074d0228217@mail.gmail.com> <4B85C59C.3010602@free.fr> <43e72e891002241643o3ba0b0bp5c7b90a6ae6680ec@mail.gmail.com> <43e72e891002241705w4a8c7029le4d1118ee7a68bb9@mail.gmail.com> <4B85E1B6.4000705@free.fr> <20100224183744.52732c77@nehalam> From: "Luis R. Rodriguez" Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:11:23 -0800 Message-ID: <43e72e891002242111x74f15f67y491ea7351d9c7b67@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: 802.11 development process - extended documentation To: Stephen Hemminger , Greg KH , "H. Peter Anvin" Cc: Benoit PAPILLAULT , linux-wireless , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 6:37 PM, Stephen Hemminger wrote: > On Thu, 25 Feb 2010 03:34:30 +0100 > Benoit PAPILLAULT wrote: > >> Luis R. Rodriguez a écrit : >> > On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 4:43 PM, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote: >> > >> >> On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 4:34 PM, Benoit PAPILLAULT >> >> wrote: >> >> >> >>> Luis R. Rodriguez a écrit : >> >>> >> >>>> I've extended our 802.11 development process into a new section on our >> >>>> 802.11 wiki. I often get asked how this works from different parts of >> >>>> the company here at Atheros so figured it'd be easier to illustrate >> >>>> this as best as possible and share it. >> >>>> >> >>>> http://wireless.kernel.org/en/developers/process >> >>>> >> >>>> Hope it does justice, John if you see any mistakes feel free to edit. >> >>>> If the diagram seems fishy let me know what I can fix. >> >>>> >> >>>>  Luis > > The part that is missing is the -stable kernel tree (Greg KH). Indeed, so I was unsure how the the linux-2.6-allstable gets maintained yet, what that pulls from, and how linux-2.6-stable.git gets put together. If someone has time to explain how that to works to me I'd gladly add that. > As a distro maintainer, I find the stable kernel tree the most important of all! Sure. > More important than the compat-wireless tree (sorry Luis). Heh, no offense taken, remember this is for 802.11, that's why I added that stuff. I often have to explain how that stuff works too. Luis