linux-next and V4L/DVB linux-next
A recent announce at LKML introduced a new concept of integrated development between the several subsystem trees, called linux-next.
The basic idea is to have a common tree that merges all development efforts, helping to solve merge conflicts before arising at Linus main tree. More details can be seen at the original announce [1].
With this concept, what happens is that a new patch will mature at the development branches and at linux-next. At the release of a new kernel (let's say 2.6.25), a merge window will open to the next kernel (2.6.26). The patches for the next kernel will be submitted by each subsystem maintainer. Since those patches were already tested on linux-next tree, the merging process will become easier and the newer kernel will become more stable.
So, linux-next contains the patches for 2.6.25, plus the patches expected to be added at kernel 2.6.26.
For this to happen, I've created a newer -git tree, containing the committed changesets that are expected to appear at the next kernel. It contains basically the same patches already present on -hg and v4l-dvb.git trees, plus the base patches from linux-next (at 'stable' branch). Another branch ('master') will contain also the merged patches from the other subsystems.
For those brave enough to test it, the tree is available at [2]. Please be warned to use this on a testing system, since patches at core subsystems (ext2, vfs, etc) may be broken there.
In order have a single point where all trees are listed, I've updated README.patches file, and the main tree at http://linuxtv.org/hg with the newer tree. I've also added a link to README.patches there.
[1] http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/2/11/512
[2] http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/mchehab/linux-next.git;a=summary
Cheers,
Mauro
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On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 04:40:12PM -0200, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote:
Great idea, do I understand right that it miss multiproto ?
Thank,
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