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3 A guide to the Kernel Development Process 3 A guide to the Kernel Development Process
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6 The purpose of this document is to help develo 6 The purpose of this document is to help developers (and their managers)
7 work with the development community with a min 7 work with the development community with a minimum of frustration. It is
8 an attempt to document how this community work 8 an attempt to document how this community works in a way which is
9 accessible to those who are not intimately fam 9 accessible to those who are not intimately familiar with Linux kernel
10 development (or, indeed, free software develop 10 development (or, indeed, free software development in general). While
11 there is some technical material here, this is 11 there is some technical material here, this is very much a process-oriented
12 discussion which does not require a deep knowl 12 discussion which does not require a deep knowledge of kernel programming to
13 understand. 13 understand.
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15 .. toctree:: 15 .. toctree::
16 :caption: Contents 16 :caption: Contents
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18 :maxdepth: 2 18 :maxdepth: 2
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20 1.Intro 20 1.Intro
21 2.Process 21 2.Process
22 3.Early-stage 22 3.Early-stage
23 4.Coding 23 4.Coding
24 5.Posting 24 5.Posting
25 6.Followthrough 25 6.Followthrough
26 7.AdvancedTopics 26 7.AdvancedTopics
27 8.Conclusion 27 8.Conclusion
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