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 _______________________________________________ Kernelnewbies mailing list [email protected] https://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies
