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Who To Submit Drivers To

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	== Who To Submit Drivers To ==		== Who To Submit Drivers To ==
-	;Linux 2.0: ~~No new drivers are accepted~~ for ~~this kernel tree~~	+	;Linux 3.x: Any patches for a media driver (drivers/media) should be submitted to the Linux Media Mailing list <linux-media@vger.kernel.org>
-		+	;Linux 2.6: A patch that also applies to an stable kernel should have a "Cc: stable@kernel.org" in the body of the email. Once reached upstream, it will be sent to the Stable maintainer. If there's already a patch for it upstream, you can submit it directly to the stable Mailing list (stable@kernel.org).
-	~~;Linux 2.2: 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~~>	+
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-	~~;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>.~~	+
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-	;Linux 2.6: ~~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 <akpm~~@~~osdl~~.org>.	+

	== What Criteria Determine Acceptance ==		== What Criteria Determine Acceptance ==

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	;Linux USB project [http://sourceforge.net/projects/linux-usb/]: Helpful for the development of USB based device drivers		;Linux USB project [http://sourceforge.net/projects/linux-usb/]: Helpful for the development of USB based device drivers
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CityK: Add link to online documentation

2009-01-15T00:42:38Z

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-	The following content is a copy of the <code>/usr/src/linux/Documentation/SubmittingDrivers</code> file (modified slightly for visual presentation).	+	The following content is a copy of the <code>/usr/src/linux/Documentation/SubmittingDrivers</code> file (modified slightly for visual presentation). A current copy can also be found online [http://lxr.linux.no/source/Documentation/SubmittingDrivers here].

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2009-01-15T00:29:41Z

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-	This ~~article~~ is intended to explain how to submit device drivers to the various development trees of the Linux kernel. Note that if you are interested in video card drivers you should probably talk to [http://x.org/ X.Org] and/or [http://www.xfree86.org/ XFree86] instead.	+	The following content is a copy of the <code>/usr/src/linux/Documentation/SubmittingDrivers</code> file (modified slightly for visual presentation).
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		+	<center>'''Submitting Drivers For The Linux Kernel'''</center>
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		+	This document is intended to explain how to submit device drivers to the various development trees of the Linux kernel. Note that if you are interested in video card drivers you should probably talk to [http://x.org/ X.Org] and/or [http://www.xfree86.org/ XFree86] instead.

	Also read the [[Development: Submitting Patches\|Documentation/SubmittingPatches]] document.		Also read the [[Development: Submitting Patches\|Documentation/SubmittingPatches]] document.
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	== Allocating Device Numbers ==		== Allocating Device Numbers ==
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	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 you device is submitted it will get given an assigned number even if that is different from values you may
	have shipped to customers before.		have shipped to customers before.
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	== Who To Submit Drivers To ==		== Who To Submit Drivers To ==
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	;Linux 2.6: 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 <akpm@osdl.org>.		;Linux 2.6: 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 <akpm@osdl.org>.
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	== What Criteria Determine Acceptance ==		== What Criteria Determine Acceptance ==
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	;Control: In general if there is active maintainance 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.		;Control: In general if there is active maintainance 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.
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	== What Criteria Do Not Determine Acceptance ==		== What Criteria Do Not Determine Acceptance ==
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	;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.		;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.

CityK: Documentation/SubmittingDrivers moved to Development: Submitting Drivers: name

2008-12-03T00:15:31Z

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	This article is intended to explain how to submit device drivers to the various development trees of the Linux kernel. Note that if you are interested in video card drivers you should probably talk to [http://x.org/ X.Org] and/or [http://www.xfree86.org/ XFree86] instead.		This article is intended to explain how to submit device drivers to the various development trees of the Linux kernel. Note that if you are interested in video card drivers you should probably talk to [http://x.org/ X.Org] and/or [http://www.xfree86.org/ XFree86] instead.

-	Also read the [[Development:Submitting Patches\|Documentation/SubmittingPatches]] document.	+	Also read the [[Development: Submitting Patches\|Documentation/SubmittingPatches]] document.

CityK: fixed link

2008-12-02T23:56:32Z

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	This article is intended to explain how to submit device drivers to the various development trees of the Linux kernel. Note that if you are interested in video card drivers you should probably talk to [http://x.org/ X.Org] and/or [http://www.xfree86.org/ XFree86] instead.		This article is intended to explain how to submit device drivers to the various development trees of the Linux kernel. Note that if you are interested in video card drivers you should probably talk to [http://x.org/ X.Org] and/or [http://www.xfree86.org/ XFree86] instead.

-	Also read the [[~~SubmittingPatches~~\|Documentation/SubmittingPatches]] document.	+	Also read the [[Development:Submitting Patches\|Documentation/SubmittingPatches]] document.

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	This article is intended to explain how to submit device drivers to the various development trees of the Linux kernel. Note that if you are interested in video card drivers you should probably talk to [http://x.org/ X.Org] and/or [http://www.xfree86.org/ XFree86] instead.		This article is intended to explain how to submit device drivers to the various development trees of the Linux kernel. Note that if you are interested in video card drivers you should probably talk to [http://x.org/ X.Org] and/or [http://www.xfree86.org/ XFree86] instead.

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	This article is intended to explain how to submit device drivers to the various development trees of the Linux kernel. Note that if you are interested in video card drivers you should probably talk to [http://x.org/ X.Org] and/or [http://www.xfree86.org/ XFree86] instead.		This article is intended to explain how to submit device drivers to the various development trees of the Linux kernel. Note that if you are interested in video card drivers you should probably talk to [http://x.org/ X.Org] and/or [http://www.xfree86.org/ XFree86] instead.