Re: [PATCH] Changed DPRINTK to pr_debug in /drivers/macintosh/smu.c

[Erik Mouw <mouw@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Dec 27, 2006 at 04:04:04PM +0200, Ramagudi Naziir wrote:
> On 12/27/06, Erik Mouw <mouw@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> Should I make my git available for kernel janitor maintainer to pull 
> >from?
> >
> >You could do both but patches always need to go through the appropriate
> >mailinglist/maintainer by mail (unless your name is "Linus Torvalds").
> >
> 
> what does the 'commit' command in git there for ?

It commits to your local repository. Git doesn't send mail on commit,
though you can let it send patches.

> aren't the patches should be *mailed* to lkml ?

Sure, but quite often you see patches + git archive on lkml. The patches
are there so people can comment on them, the git archive is there so
Linus has full history when he pulls it.


Erik

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