Return-path: Received: from mail-bw0-f46.google.com ([209.85.214.46]:47748 "EHLO mail-bw0-f46.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750827Ab1JHHJ0 convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Sat, 8 Oct 2011 03:09:26 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <4E8FF54F.1080306@gmail.com> References: <20111007.145703.842130763413648388.davem@davemloft.net> <20111007.155902.916470368193047875.davem@davemloft.net> <4E8FF54F.1080306@gmail.com> Date: Sat, 8 Oct 2011 00:09:24 -0700 Message-ID: (sfid-20111008_090937_498092_1E4F007E) Subject: Re: moving GIT back to kernel.org... From: Yinglin Sun To: jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com Cc: David Miller , netdev@vger.kernel.org, sfr@canb.auug.org.au, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, netfilter-devel@vger.kernel.org, sparclinux@vger.kernel.org, linux-ide@vger.kernel.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Sat, Oct 8, 2011 at 12:01 AM, Jeff Kirsher wrote: > On 10/07/2011 11:55 PM, Yinglin Sun wrote: >> On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 12:59 PM, David Miller wrote: >>> From: David Miller >>> 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