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.

thanks and good luck!

greg k-h

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