X-Git-Url: http://pilppa.org/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=Documentation%2FSubmittingDrivers;h=99e72a81fa2fac5570708ed419e7a89b19040f1c;hb=1f6d6e8ebe73ba9d9d4c693f7f6f50f661dbd6e4;hp=58bead05eabb057fb777bdd5fe7a56b44f35b0e0;hpb=f0eef25339f92f7cd4aeea23d9ae97987a5a1e82;p=linux-2.6-omap-h63xx.git diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingDrivers b/Documentation/SubmittingDrivers index 58bead05eab..99e72a81fa2 100644 --- a/Documentation/SubmittingDrivers +++ b/Documentation/SubmittingDrivers @@ -36,13 +36,12 @@ Linux 2.4: If the code area has a general maintainer then please submit it to the maintainer listed in MAINTAINERS in the kernel file. If the maintainer does not respond or you cannot find the appropriate - maintainer then please contact Marcelo Tosatti - . + maintainer then please contact Willy Tarreau . Linux 2.6: The same rules apply as 2.4 except that you should follow linux-kernel to track changes in API's. The final contact point for Linux 2.6 - submissions is Andrew Morton . + submissions is Andrew Morton. What Criteria Determine Acceptance ---------------------------------- @@ -87,6 +86,21 @@ Clarity: It helps if anyone can see how to fix the driver. It helps driver that intentionally obfuscates how the hardware works it will go in the bitbucket. +PM support: Since Linux is used on many portable and desktop systems, your + driver is likely to be used on such a system and therefore it + should support basic power management by implementing, if + necessary, the .suspend and .resume methods used during the + system-wide suspend and resume transitions. You should verify + that your driver correctly handles the suspend and resume, but + if you are unable to ensure that, please at least define the + .suspend method returning the -ENOSYS ("Function not + implemented") error. You should also try to make sure that your + driver uses as little power as possible when it's not doing + anything. For the driver testing instructions see + Documentation/power/drivers-testing.txt and for a relatively + complete overview of the power management issues related to + drivers see Documentation/power/devices.txt . + Control: In general if there is active maintainance of a driver by the author then patches will be redirected to them unless they are totally obvious and without need of checking.