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diff --git a/Documentation/development-process/7.AdvancedTopics b/Documentation/development-process/7.AdvancedTopics index 26dc3fa196e4..81d61c5d62dd 100644 --- a/Documentation/development-process/7.AdvancedTopics +++ b/Documentation/development-process/7.AdvancedTopics @@ -1,11 +1,15 @@ -7: ADVANCED TOPICS +.. _development_advancedtopics: + +Advanced topics +=============== At this point, hopefully, you have a handle on how the development process works. There is still more to learn, however! This section will cover a number of topics which can be helpful for developers wanting to become a regular part of the Linux kernel development process. -7.1: MANAGING PATCHES WITH GIT +Managing patches with git +------------------------- The use of distributed version control for the kernel began in early 2002, when Linus first started playing with the proprietary BitKeeper @@ -114,6 +118,8 @@ radar. Kernel developers tend to get unhappy when they see that kind of thing happening; putting up a git tree with unreviewed or off-topic patches can affect your ability to get trees pulled in the future. Quoting Linus: +:: + You can send me patches, but for me to pull a git patch from you, I need to know that you know what you're doing, and I need to be able to trust things *without* then having to go and check every @@ -141,7 +147,8 @@ format the request as other developers expect, and will also check to be sure that you have remembered to push those changes to the public server. -7.2: REVIEWING PATCHES +Reviewing patches +----------------- Some readers will certainly object to putting this section with "advanced topics" on the grounds that even beginning kernel developers should be |