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