Re: how long before a new driver makes it into the mainline kernel
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From: "Antonino A. Daplas" <adaplas@gmail.com>
Date: 2005-09-05 22:37:10
Ben Dooks wrote:
I've just been notified that the s3c2410 framebuffer driver has been submitted by Arnaud. I have a question about what path this will take to getting into the mainline kernel,
New drivers go to the mm tree first. I just sent the patch to Andrew.
and how long it will be.
It's early in the cycle, so it should get to linux-2.6.14. Tony PS: If this driver is already well tested, we can always tell Andrew to get it to mainline quicker. ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle Practices Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & QA Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf