On 22.07.2017 11:56, Greg KH wrote: > On Sat, Jul 22, 2017 at 11:39:45AM +0200, nunojsa wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> Im fairly new to linux kernel and would like to start with some staging work >> (seems like the best way to start). >> Basically what i would like to know is which tree should i clone for this? >> My understanding is that one should never work directly on top of the >> mainline tree, instead (for this case) on top of the linux staging tree. The >> same goes, for example, for USB subsystem development in which case i should >> just clone the usb development tree (and the same for all subsystems). >> >> Is my understanding correct? > > Yes it is, make sure you work off of the correct branch as well. For> the > staging tree, working off of the staging-next is best.
This would be my next question. Regarding the linux-next tree, the same as i wrote before also applies? So, I should not work directly in the linux-next tree but instead in the correspondent branch (subsystem-next) of the specific subsystem I'm working on? > > thanks and good luck! > > greg k-h > Thanks for your help! _______________________________________________ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org https://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies
