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@@ -303,12 +303,25 @@ volatility of linux-next tends to make it a difficult development target.
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See http://lwn.net/Articles/289013/ for more information on this topic, and
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stay tuned; much is still in flux where linux-next is involved.
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-Besides the mmotm and linux-next trees, the kernel source tree now contains
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-the drivers/staging/ directory and many sub-directories for drivers or
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-filesystems that are on their way to being added to the kernel tree
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-proper, but they remain in drivers/staging/ while they still need more
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-work.
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-
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+2.4.1: STAGING TREES
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+
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+The kernel source tree now contains the drivers/staging/ directory, where
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+many sub-directories for drivers or filesystems that are on their way to
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+being added to the kernel tree live. They remain in drivers/staging while
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+they still need more work; once complete, they can be moved into the
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+kernel proper. This is a way to keep track of drivers that aren't
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+up to Linux kernel coding or quality standards, but people may want to use
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+them and track development.
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+
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+Greg Kroah-Hartman currently (as of 2.6.36) maintains the staging tree.
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+Drivers that still need work are sent to him, with each driver having
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+its own subdirectory in drivers/staging/. Along with the driver source
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+files, a TODO file should be present in the directory as well. The TODO
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+file lists the pending work that the driver needs for acceptance into
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+the kernel proper, as well as a list of people that should be Cc'd for any
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+patches to the driver. Staging drivers that don't currently build should
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+have their config entries depend upon CONFIG_BROKEN. Once they can
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+be successfully built without outside patches, CONFIG_BROKEN can be removed.
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2.5: TOOLS
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