Hello Ferruh, Trivial comment/suggestion:
On Thursday 10 November 2016 10:57 PM, Ferruh Yigit wrote: > DPDK switched to main and sub-repositories approach, this patch > documents new approach and updates development process according. > > Signed-off-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit at intel.com> > --- > doc/guides/contributing/patches.rst | 18 +++++++++++++++--- > 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/doc/guides/contributing/patches.rst > b/doc/guides/contributing/patches.rst > index 729aea7..bec9bfc 100644 > --- a/doc/guides/contributing/patches.rst > +++ b/doc/guides/contributing/patches.rst > @@ -20,7 +20,14 @@ The DPDK development process has the following features: > * There is a mailing list where developers submit patches. > * There are maintainers for hierarchical components. > * Patches are reviewed publicly on the mailing list. > -* Successfully reviewed patches are merged to the master branch of the > repository. > +* Successfully reviewed patches are merged to the repository. > + > +| > + > +* There are main repository ``dpdk`` and sub-repositories ``dpdk-next-*``. > +* A patch should be sent for its target repository. Like net drivers should > be on top of dpdk-next-net repository. > +* All sub-repositories merged into main repository for -rc1 and -rc2 > versions of the release. 'All sub-repositories *are* merged into ...'? > +* After -rc2 release all patches should target main repository. > > The mailing list for DPDK development is `dev at dpdk.org > <http://dpdk.org/ml/archives/dev/>`_. > Contributors will need to `register for the mailing list > <http://dpdk.org/ml/listinfo/dev>`_ in order to submit patches. > @@ -33,12 +40,17 @@ Refer to the `Pro Git Book > <http://www.git-scm.com/book/>`_ for further informat > Getting the Source Code > ----------------------- > > -The source code can be cloned using either of the following:: > +The source code can be cloned using either of the following: > > - git clone git://dpdk.org/dpdk > +main repository:: > > + git clone git://dpdk.org/dpdk > git clone http://dpdk.org/git/dpdk > > +sub-repositories (`list <http://dpdk.org/browse/next>`_):: > + > + git clone git://dpdk.org/next/dpdk-next-* > + git clone http://dpdk.org/git/next/dpdk-next-* > > Make your Changes > ----------------- > - Shreyansh
