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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/driver-model/driver.txt | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/filesystems/sysfs.txt | 12 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt | 24 |
3 files changed, 30 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/driver-model/driver.txt b/Documentation/driver-model/driver.txt index 60120fb3b961..d2cd6fb8ba9e 100644 --- a/Documentation/driver-model/driver.txt +++ b/Documentation/driver-model/driver.txt @@ -226,5 +226,5 @@ struct driver_attribute driver_attr_debug; This can then be used to add and remove the attribute from the driver's directory using: -int driver_create_file(struct device_driver *, struct driver_attribute *); -void driver_remove_file(struct device_driver *, struct driver_attribute *); +int driver_create_file(struct device_driver *, const struct driver_attribute *); +void driver_remove_file(struct device_driver *, const struct driver_attribute *); diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/sysfs.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/sysfs.txt index b245d524d568..931c806642c5 100644 --- a/Documentation/filesystems/sysfs.txt +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/sysfs.txt @@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ struct device_attribute { const char *buf, size_t count); }; -int device_create_file(struct device *, struct device_attribute *); -void device_remove_file(struct device *, struct device_attribute *); +int device_create_file(struct device *, const struct device_attribute *); +void device_remove_file(struct device *, const struct device_attribute *); It also defines this helper for defining device attributes: @@ -316,8 +316,8 @@ DEVICE_ATTR(_name, _mode, _show, _store); Creation/Removal: -int device_create_file(struct device *device, struct device_attribute * attr); -void device_remove_file(struct device * dev, struct device_attribute * attr); +int device_create_file(struct device *dev, const struct device_attribute * attr); +void device_remove_file(struct device *dev, const struct device_attribute * attr); - bus drivers (include/linux/device.h) @@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ DRIVER_ATTR(_name, _mode, _show, _store) Creation/Removal: -int driver_create_file(struct device_driver *, struct driver_attribute *); -void driver_remove_file(struct device_driver *, struct driver_attribute *); +int driver_create_file(struct device_driver *, const struct driver_attribute *); +void driver_remove_file(struct device_driver *, const struct driver_attribute *); diff --git a/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt b/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt index a452227361b1..5effa5bd993b 100644 --- a/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt +++ b/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt @@ -26,13 +26,33 @@ Procedure for submitting patches to the -stable tree: - Send the patch, after verifying that it follows the above rules, to stable@kernel.org. + - To have the patch automatically included in the stable tree, add the + the tag + Cc: stable@kernel.org + in the sign-off area. Once the patch is merged it will be applied to + the stable tree without anything else needing to be done by the author + or subsystem maintainer. + - If the patch requires other patches as prerequisites which can be + cherry-picked than this can be specified in the following format in + the sign-off area: + + Cc: <stable@kernel.org> # .32.x: a1f84a3: sched: Check for idle + Cc: <stable@kernel.org> # .32.x: 1b9508f: sched: Rate-limit newidle + Cc: <stable@kernel.org> # .32.x: fd21073: sched: Fix affinity logic + Cc: <stable@kernel.org> # .32.x + Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> + + The tag sequence has the meaning of: + git cherry-pick a1f84a3 + git cherry-pick 1b9508f + git cherry-pick fd21073 + git cherry-pick <this commit> + - The sender will receive an ACK when the patch has been accepted into the queue, or a NAK if the patch is rejected. This response might take a few days, according to the developer's schedules. - If accepted, the patch will be added to the -stable queue, for review by other developers and by the relevant subsystem maintainer. - - If the stable@kernel.org address is added to a patch, when it goes into - Linus's tree it will automatically be emailed to the stable team. - Security patches should not be sent to this alias, but instead to the documented security@kernel.org address. |