Documentation/process/2.Process.rst

3 How the development process works
6 Linux kernel development in the early 1990's was a pretty loose affair,
10 processes to keep development happening smoothly.  A solid understanding of
32 the leading edge of Linux kernel development; the kernel uses a
33 rolling development model which is continually integrating major changes.
36 merging of patches for each release.  At the beginning of each development
38 deemed to be sufficiently stable (and which is accepted by the development
40 new development cycle (and all of the major changes) will be merged during
62 best thing to do is to wait for the next development cycle.  (An occasional
73 As an example, here is how the 5.4 development cycle went (all dates in
89 How do the developers decide when to close the development cycle and create
110 bug, and (2) already be merged into the mainline for the next development
112 than one development cycle past their initial release. So, for example, the
198    leave a poor impression in the development community.  Merging code
285 development cycle, approximately 5-10% of the patches going into the
304 Linux-next has become an integral part of the kernel development process;
318 them and track development.
341 As can be seen from the above text, the kernel development process depends
351 for kernel development, in that it performs quite well when dealing with
388 A great deal of Linux kernel development work is done by way of mailing
403 The core mailing list for kernel development is, of course, linux-kernel.
408 development community comes together as a whole; developers who avoid this
455 Getting started with Kernel development
458 Questions about how to get started with the kernel development process are
462 Companies often look to hire well-known developers to get a development
466 on Linux kernel development, given the investment of a bit of time.  Taking
476 noise which is distracting for the development community as a whole, so,
489 	persistence!) but that's fine - it's a part of kernel development.
497 building respect with the rest of the development community.