Process for adding a new source(driver) to linux kernel tree

[Raul Piper]

any comments !!

On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 4:28 PM, Raul Piper <raulpblooper at gmail.com> wrote:

> HI,
> I wanted to know what is the process for adding a new source(say driver)
> to the kernel tree.I am not asking for how to add a driver ( like modifying
> make file, Kconfig, adding driver to staging or my_driver folder) but the
> process for adding it to the source tree Like :
> - which branch to add
> -Any format of the files or directory
> - whom to mail(maintainer,developer,tester,etc)
> - Do I have to upload any test results
> - Do I have to build it for any minimum number of platforms
> - Do I need to send mail to the maintainer of that subsystem or fraemwork?
> - Any tool to run the coding conventions checks,bugs checks,Memory leak
> checks,etc
> Kindly let me know.
> Thanks and Rgds,
> Rp
>
>
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