Hi Arnd,
2016-01-18 22:49 GMT+09:00 Arnd Bergmann <a...@arndb.de>: > On Monday 18 January 2016 19:54:08 Masahiro Yamada wrote: >> 2015-05-13 16:48 GMT+09:00 Arnd Bergmann <a...@arndb.de>: >> > On Wednesday 13 May 2015 16:00:21 Masahiro Yamada wrote: >> > >> > No worries, if you are unsure you can always ask us on the mailing >> > list or on the #armlinux channel on irc.freenode.net. >> > >> > If you have more than a few patches at once, we'd always appreciate >> > a pull request, for a couple of patches, emails to a...@kernel.org plus >> > linux-arm-kernel are fine as well. >> > >> > When you do pull requests, please split them up according to larger >> > topics, e.g. send dts changes separately from code changes, and >> > separate bug fixes, cleanups and new feature support. >> > >> > Often when you add a new driver, that will require sending the driver >> > code to a subsystem maintainer, and the dts changes to us. If everything >> > goes well, your DT bindings are both forward and backward compatible, >> > so they can get merged independently. If you ever have interdependencies >> > between them, talk to us first so we can find a solution. >> > >> > For sending pull requests, it would be good to have a gpg key that >> > is signed by other well-known kernel developers. If you have such >> > a key, you can also request a kernel.org account to host a git tree >> > there, or you can host a git tree somewhere on your company's domain. >> > A public hosting service like github is not as good for us, but we >> > can deal with it when you are still ramping up your infrastructure. >> > Let me know if you need help finding kernel developers to sign your key. >> >> >> About 7 months have passed since I became a sub-arch maintainer >> (ARM/UniPhier), >> and I am hoping now I deserve to have the gpg key thing you mentioned. >> >> Could you help me get a key and a kernel.org account to host a git tree? >> >> It would make it easier to get SoC-specific things in >> without loading you and Olof. > > Getting the kernel.org account should be straightforward once you have > a signed gpg key, see the description in > https://www.kernel.org/category/faq.html > > If you don't have a gpg key yet, please generate one with 4096 bits > keylength now. It's good to get as many signatures as possible from people > that already have signatures by other kernel contributors. The complication > is that you anyone who signs your key needs to verify your identity, otherwise > the signature method would not be helpful. > > I have added three people to Cc that might be able you here: I understand that > you live in Osaka, so Simon Horman would be physically the closest in Kobe. > Takahiro Akashi works at Socionext in Tokyo, and I think you already know > Akira > Tsukamoto. > > If you happen to be in the same place with one of them, or maybe they have > already signed the key of someone close by. > > Arnd I collected a couple of GPG signatures and finally, I managed to host my git tree in the kernel.org site. >From this development cycle (for v4.9-rc1), I'd like to send a few pull requests instead of asking you to pick up separate patches. If it is OK with you, could you apply the following patch? https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9286311/ If it is applied, I will regard it as your acknowledgment for my pull requests. Could you teach me some good practice about PRs? >> > When you do pull requests, please split them up according to larger >> > topics, e.g. send dts changes separately from code changes, and >> > separate bug fixes, cleanups and new feature support. I will make sure to do this. Mostly, I will send pull requests for device tree updates for UniPhier SoC family. Also, I will split them into ARM32 DTS and ARM64 DTS as others do. What else? - On which tag should I base my PRs? -rc1 or -rc2? Or do you want it based on some branch? - Do you require a tag with GPG signature for accepting a pull-request? (Greg KH and I signed GPG keys with each other. Perhaps, are we connected with web of trust?) Thanks, -- Best Regards Masahiro Yamada