Fedora kernel-2.6.17-1.2142_FC4 patched with stable patch-2.6.17.4-vs2.0.2-rc26.diff

[linux-2.6.git] / Documentation / SubmittingDrivers

diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingDrivers b/Documentation/SubmittingDrivers
index de3b252..6bd30fd 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/SubmittingDrivers
+++ b/Documentation/SubmittingDrivers
@@ -13,30 +13,31 @@ Allocating Device Numbers
 -------------------------
 
 Major and minor numbers for block and character devices are allocated
 -------------------------
 
 Major and minor numbers for block and character devices are allocated

-by the Linux assigned name and number authority (currently better
-known as H Peter Anvin). The site is http://www.lanana.org/. This
+by the Linux assigned name and number authority (currently this is
+Torben Mathiasen). The site is http://www.lanana.org/. This

 also deals with allocating numbers for devices that are not going to
 be submitted to the mainstream kernel.
 also deals with allocating numbers for devices that are not going to
 be submitted to the mainstream kernel.

+See Documentation/devices.txt for more information on this.

 
 

-If you don't use assigned numbers then when you device is submitted it will
-get given an assigned number even if that is different from values you may
+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:
 have shipped to customers before.
 
 Who To Submit Drivers To
 ------------------------
 
 Linux 2.0:

-       No new drivers are accepted for this kernel tree
+       No new drivers are accepted for this kernel tree.

 
 Linux 2.2:
 
 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
        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 Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
-
-Linux 2.4:
-       The same rules apply as 2.2. The final contact point for Linux 2.4
-       submissions is Marcelo Tosatti <marcelo.tosatti@cyclades.com>.
+       maintainer then please contact Marcelo Tosatti
+       <marcelo.tosatti@cyclades.com>.

 
 Linux 2.6:
        The same rules apply as 2.4 except that you should follow linux-kernel
 
 Linux 2.6:
        The same rules apply as 2.4 except that you should follow linux-kernel


@@ -48,9 +49,10 @@ What Criteria Determine Acceptance
 
 Licensing:     The code must be released to us under the
                GNU General Public License. We don't insist on any kind
 
 Licensing:     The code must be released to us under the
                GNU General Public License. We don't insist on any kind

-               of exclusively GPL licensing, and if you wish the driver
+               of exclusive GPL licensing, and if you wish the driver

                to be useful to other communities such as BSD you may well
                wish to release under multiple licenses.
                to be useful to other communities such as BSD you may well
                wish to release under multiple licenses.

+               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
 
 Copyright:     The copyright owner must agree to use of GPL.
                It's best if the submitter and copyright owner


@@ -141,5 +143,13 @@ KernelNewbies:
        http://kernelnewbies.org/
 
 Linux USB project:
        http://kernelnewbies.org/
 
 Linux USB project:

-       http://sourceforge.net/projects/linux-usb/
+       http://www.linux-usb.org/
+
+How to NOT write kernel driver by arjanv@redhat.com
+       http://people.redhat.com/arjanv/olspaper.pdf
+
+Kernel Janitor:
+       http://janitor.kernelnewbies.org/

 
 

+--
+Last updated on 17 Nov 2005.