From: Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, stable@vger.kernel.org
Cc: torvalds@linux-foundation.org, akpm@linux-foundation.org,
alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk, Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
Subject: [ 22/55] docs: update HOWTO for 2.6.x -> 3.x versioning
Date: Sun, 27 May 2012 09:26:35 +0900 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20120527002617.191054146@linuxfoundation.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20120527005203.GA2146@kroah.com>
3.0-stable review patch. If anyone has any objections, please let me know.
------------------
From: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
commit 591bfc6bf9e5e25e464fd4c87d64afd5135667c4 upstream.
The HOWTO document needed updating for the new kernel versioning. The
git URI for -next was updated as well.
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
---
Documentation/HOWTO | 32 ++++++++++++++++----------------
1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
--- a/Documentation/HOWTO
+++ b/Documentation/HOWTO
@@ -218,16 +218,16 @@ The development process
Linux kernel development process currently consists of a few different
main kernel "branches" and lots of different subsystem-specific kernel
branches. These different branches are:
- - main 2.6.x kernel tree
- - 2.6.x.y -stable kernel tree
- - 2.6.x -git kernel patches
+ - main 3.x kernel tree
+ - 3.x.y -stable kernel tree
+ - 3.x -git kernel patches
- subsystem specific kernel trees and patches
- - the 2.6.x -next kernel tree for integration tests
+ - the 3.x -next kernel tree for integration tests
-2.6.x kernel tree
+3.x kernel tree
-----------------
-2.6.x kernels are maintained by Linus Torvalds, and can be found on
-kernel.org in the pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ directory. Its development
+3.x kernels are maintained by Linus Torvalds, and can be found on
+kernel.org in the pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ directory. Its development
process is as follows:
- As soon as a new kernel is released a two weeks window is open,
during this period of time maintainers can submit big diffs to
@@ -262,20 +262,20 @@ mailing list about kernel releases:
released according to perceived bug status, not according to a
preconceived timeline."
-2.6.x.y -stable kernel tree
+3.x.y -stable kernel tree
---------------------------
-Kernels with 4-part versions are -stable kernels. They contain
+Kernels with 3-part versions are -stable kernels. They contain
relatively small and critical fixes for security problems or significant
-regressions discovered in a given 2.6.x kernel.
+regressions discovered in a given 3.x kernel.
This is the recommended branch for users who want the most recent stable
kernel and are not interested in helping test development/experimental
versions.
-If no 2.6.x.y kernel is available, then the highest numbered 2.6.x
+If no 3.x.y kernel is available, then the highest numbered 3.x
kernel is the current stable kernel.
-2.6.x.y are maintained by the "stable" team <stable@vger.kernel.org>, and
+3.x.y are maintained by the "stable" team <stable@vger.kernel.org>, and
are released as needs dictate. The normal release period is approximately
two weeks, but it can be longer if there are no pressing problems. A
security-related problem, instead, can cause a release to happen almost
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ The file Documentation/stable_kernel_rul
documents what kinds of changes are acceptable for the -stable tree, and
how the release process works.
-2.6.x -git patches
+3.x -git patches
------------------
These are daily snapshots of Linus' kernel tree which are managed in a
git repository (hence the name.) These patches are usually released
@@ -317,13 +317,13 @@ revisions to it, and maintainers can mar
accepted, or rejected. Most of these patchwork sites are listed at
http://patchwork.kernel.org/.
-2.6.x -next kernel tree for integration tests
+3.x -next kernel tree for integration tests
---------------------------------------------
-Before updates from subsystem trees are merged into the mainline 2.6.x
+Before updates from subsystem trees are merged into the mainline 3.x
tree, they need to be integration-tested. For this purpose, a special
testing repository exists into which virtually all subsystem trees are
pulled on an almost daily basis:
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/sfr/linux-next.git
+ http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git
http://linux.f-seidel.de/linux-next/pmwiki/
This way, the -next kernel gives a summary outlook onto what will be
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-05-27 0:59 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 56+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-05-27 0:52 [ 00/55] 3.0.33-stable review Greg KH
2012-05-27 0:26 ` [ 01/55] tilegx: enable SYSCALL_WRAPPERS support Greg KH
2012-05-27 0:26 ` [ 02/55] block: fix buffer overflow when printing partition UUIDs Greg KH
2012-05-27 0:26 ` [ 03/55] block: dont mark buffers beyond end of disk as mapped Greg KH
2012-05-27 0:26 ` [ 04/55] PARISC: fix PA1.1 oops on boot Greg KH
2012-05-27 0:26 ` [ 05/55] PARISC: fix crash in flush_icache_page_asm on PA1.1 Greg KH
2012-05-27 0:26 ` [ 06/55] PARISC: fix panic on prefetch(NULL) on PA7300LC Greg KH
2012-05-27 0:26 ` [ 07/55] isdn/gigaset: ratelimit CAPI message dumps Greg KH
2012-05-27 0:26 ` [ 08/55] vfs: make AIO use the proper rw_verify_area() area helpers Greg KH
2012-05-27 0:26 ` [ 09/55] cfg80211: warn if db.txt is empty with CONFIG_CFG80211_INTERNAL_REGDB Greg KH
2012-05-27 0:26 ` [ 10/55] Fix blocking allocations called very early during bootup Greg KH
2012-05-27 0:26 ` [ 11/55] s390/pfault: fix task state race Greg KH
2012-05-27 0:26 ` [ 12/55] SCSI: mpt2sas: Fix for panic happening because of improper memory allocation Greg KH
2012-05-27 0:26 ` [ 13/55] RDMA/cxgb4: Drop peer_abort when no endpoint found Greg KH
2012-05-27 0:26 ` [ 14/55] KEYS: Use the compat keyctl() syscall wrapper on Sparc64 for Sparc32 compat Greg KH
2012-05-27 0:26 ` [ 15/55] SELinux: if sel_make_bools errors dont leave inconsistent state Greg KH
2012-05-27 0:26 ` [ 16/55] drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c: add missing vfree Greg KH
2012-05-27 0:26 ` [ 17/55] perf/x86: Update event scheduling constraints for AMD family 15h models Greg KH
2012-05-27 0:26 ` [ 18/55] mtd: sm_ftl: fix typo in major number Greg KH
2012-05-27 0:26 ` [ 19/55] ahci: Detect Marvell 88SE9172 SATA controller Greg KH
2012-05-27 0:26 ` [ 20/55] um: Fix __swp_type() Greg KH
2012-05-27 0:26 ` [ 21/55] um: Implement a custom pte_same() function Greg KH
2012-05-27 0:26 ` Greg KH [this message]
2012-05-27 0:26 ` [ 23/55] USB: cdc-wdm: poll must return POLLHUP if device is gone Greg KH
2012-05-27 0:26 ` [ 24/55] workqueue: skip nr_running sanity check in worker_enter_idle() if trustee is active Greg KH
2012-05-27 0:26 ` [ 25/55] mm: mempolicy: Let vma_merge and vma_split handle vma->vm_policy linkages Greg KH
2012-05-27 0:26 ` [ 26/55] md: using GFP_NOIO to allocate bio for flush request Greg KH
2012-05-27 0:26 ` [ 27/55] Add missing call to uart_update_timeout() Greg KH
2012-05-27 0:26 ` [ 28/55] tty: Allow uart_register/unregister/register Greg KH
2012-05-27 0:26 ` [ 29/55] USB: ftdi-sio: add support for Physik Instrumente E-861 Greg KH
2012-05-27 0:26 ` [ 30/55] usb-storage: unusual_devs entry for Yarvik PMP400 MP4 player Greg KH
2012-05-27 0:26 ` [ 31/55] USB: ffs-test: fix length argument of out function call Greg KH
2012-05-27 0:26 ` [ 32/55] drivers/rtc/rtc-pl031.c: configure correct wday for 2000-01-01 Greg KH
2012-05-27 0:26 ` [ 33/55] SCSI: hpsa: Fix problem with MSA2xxx devices Greg KH
2012-05-27 0:26 ` [ 34/55] usb: usbtest: two super speed fixes for usbtest Greg KH
2012-05-27 0:26 ` [ 35/55] USB: Remove races in devio.c Greg KH
2012-05-27 0:26 ` [ 36/55] USB: serial: ti_usb_3410_5052: Add support for the FRI2 serial console Greg KH
2012-05-27 0:26 ` [ 37/55] usb: gadget: fsl_udc_core: dTDs next dtd pointer need to be updated once written Greg KH
2012-05-27 0:26 ` [ 38/55] usb: add USB_QUIRK_RESET_RESUME for M-Audio 88es Greg KH
2012-05-27 0:26 ` [ 39/55] xhci: Add Lynx Point to list of Intel switchable hosts Greg KH
2012-05-27 0:26 ` [ 40/55] usb-xhci: Handle COMP_TX_ERR for isoc tds Greg KH
2012-05-27 0:26 ` [ 41/55] xhci: Reset reserved command ring TRBs on cleanup Greg KH
2012-05-27 0:26 ` [ 42/55] xhci: Add new short TX quirk for Fresco Logic host Greg KH
2012-05-27 0:26 ` [ 43/55] drm/i915: Avoid a double-read of PCH_IIR during interrupt handling Greg KH
2012-05-27 0:26 ` [ 44/55] drm/i915: [GEN7] Use HW scheduler for fixed function shaders Greg KH
2012-05-27 0:26 ` [ 45/55] drm/i915: dont clobber the pipe param in sanitize_modesetting Greg KH
2012-05-27 0:26 ` [ 46/55] nouveau: nouveau_set_bo_placement takes TTM flags Greg KH
2012-05-27 0:27 ` [ 47/55] [media] smsusb: add autodetection support for USB ID 2040:c0a0 Greg KH
2012-05-27 0:27 ` [ 48/55] media: uvcvideo: Fix ENUMINPUT handling Greg KH
2012-05-27 0:27 ` [ 49/55] x86/mce: Fix check for processor context when machine check was taken Greg KH
2012-05-27 0:27 ` [ 50/55] mmc: sdio: avoid spurious calls to interrupt handlers Greg KH
2012-05-27 0:27 ` [ 51/55] tile: fix bug where fls(0) was not returning 0 Greg KH
2012-05-27 0:27 ` [ 52/55] isci: fix oem parameter validation on single controller skus Greg KH
2012-05-27 0:27 ` [ 53/55] ARM: 7365/1: drop unused parameter from flush_cache_user_range Greg KH
2012-05-27 0:27 ` [ 54/55] ARM: 7409/1: Do not call flush_cache_user_range with mmap_sem held Greg KH
2012-05-27 0:27 ` [ 55/55] i2c: davinci: Free requested IRQ in remove Greg KH
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