<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Tue, Nov 22, 2016, 1:44 PM Greg KH <<a href="mailto:greg@kroah.com">greg@kroah.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">On Tue, Nov 22, 2016 at 01:48:22AM +0000, Amit Kumar wrote:<br class="gmail_msg">
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> As far as I know that linux-next tree is a preview of patches which will be<br class="gmail_msg">
> merged in the mainline kernel.<br class="gmail_msg">
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That is correct.<br class="gmail_msg">
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> I've noticed that recently linux-next is updated with a gap.<br class="gmail_msg">
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What do you mean by "a gap"?<br class="gmail_msg"></blockquote></div><div>Previously I've seen updates everyday except weekend.</div><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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> Can a patch be created against linux-next tree?<br class="gmail_msg">
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Yes, it should be made against that tree as that is the merge of all of<br class="gmail_msg">
the development trees together.<br class="gmail_msg">
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For more specifics about linux-next and how the patches flow between<br class="gmail_msg">
that and Linus's releases, please see the great documentation in the<br class="gmail_msg">
Linux kernel source tree at Documentation/development_process/<br class="gmail_msg"><br></blockquote></div><div>I've watched your video regarding patch submission, in which you have discussed about "built right". It means if I've knowledge of a device/board (without owning it) then I can write and submit patch if it builds correctly.</div><div><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Hope this helps,<br class="gmail_msg">
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greg k-h<br class="gmail_msg">
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