Preferred kernel docs format is now restructured text. Convert netdev-FAQ.txt to restructured text. - Add SPDX license identifier. - Change file heading 'Information you need to know about netdev' to 'netdev FAQ' to better suit displayed index (in HTML). - Change question/answer layout to suit rst. Copy format in Documentation/bpf/bpf_devel_QA.rst - Fix indentation of code snippets - If multiple consecutive URLs appear put them in a list (to maintain whitespace). - Use uniform spelling of 'bug fix' throughout document (not bugfix or bug-fix). - Add double back ticks to 'net' and 'net-next' when referring to the trees. - Use rst references for Documentation/ links. - Add rst label 'netdev-FAQ' for referencing by other docs files. - Remove stale entry from Documentation/networking/00-INDEX Signed-off-by: Tobin C. Harding <me@tobin.cc> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Per discussion with David at netconf 2018, let's clarify DaveM's position of handling stable backports in netdev-FAQ. This is important for people relying on upstream -stable releases. Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> Signed-off-by: Cong Wang <xiyou.wangcong@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
According to https://www.mail-archive.com/netdev@vger.kernel.org/msg177411.html there is a status page available at http://vger.kernel.org/~davem/net-next.html to obtain the current status of the net-next tree. Let's add this information to the netdev FAQ. Signed-off-by: Harald Welte <laforge@gnumonks.org> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Explain that the patch queue in patchwork should not be touched by patch submitters. Signed-off-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Bring in -rc4 patches so I can successfully merge the sound doc changes.
The previous patch renamed several files that are cross-referenced along the Kernel documentation. Adjust the links to point to the right places. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com>
This fixes the following errors when trying to clone the urls: Cloning into 'net'... fatal: repository 'http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/davem/net.git/' not found Cloning into 'net-next'... fatal: repository 'http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next.git/' not found Cloning into 'linux'... fatal: repository 'http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/' not found Cloning into 'stable-queue'... fatal: repository 'http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git/' not found Signed-off-by: Alexander Alemayhu <alexander@alemayhu.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Correct spelling typo in Documentation/networking Signed-off-by: Masanari Iida <standby24x7@gmail.com> Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Various typo fixes to netdev-FAQ.txt: - capitalize Linux - hyphenate dual-word adjectives - minor punctuation fixes Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org> Cc: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@windriver.com> Acked-by: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@windriver.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
A collection of expectations and operational details about how networking development takes place in the context of the netdev mailing list. The content is meant to capture specific items that are unique to netdev workflow, and not re-document generic linux expectations that are already captured elsewhere. This was originally proposed[1] as a regular posting mailing list FAQ, but it probably is more universally accessible here in tree. [1] https://lwn.net/Articles/559211/ Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@windriver.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>