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  * [[Meetings|Documented backport meetings]]
 
   * [[code|Backports code]]
 
   * [[code|Backports code]]
 
   * [[Documentation/compat#Tacking_down_when_a_feature_went_upstream|hacking on compat]]
 
   * [[Documentation/compat#Tacking_down_when_a_feature_went_upstream|hacking on compat]]
 
     * [[Documentation/compat-drivers/additional-patches|additional patches to stable releases]]
 
     * [[Documentation/compat-drivers/additional-patches|additional patches to stable releases]]
 
   * [[Documentation/compat-drivers/hacking|hacking on compat-drivers]]
 
   * [[Documentation/compat-drivers/hacking|hacking on compat-drivers]]

Revision as of 20:35, 21 September 2012

This is the home page of the Linux kernel backporting project. We provide drivers released on newer kernels backported for usage on older kernels. Both daily snapshots based on linux-next, and stable releases based Linux's stable releases are provided. The project aims to optimize the backporting process by not only providing backported drivers but by also aiming to automatically backport the Linux kernel by optimizing backporting collateral evolutions.

If you'd like to catch up with us join our G+ backports hangout scheduled for Sept 4, 2012 at:

 * 08:00:00 p.m. Tuesday September 4, 2012 in GMT
 * 01:00:00 p.m. Tuesday September 4, 2012 in US/Pacific 
 * 04:00:00 p.m. Tuesday September 4, 2012 in US/Eastern
 * 10:00:00 p.m. Tuesday September 4, 2012 in Europe/Berlin
 * 11:00:00 p.m. Tuesday September 4, 2012 in Europe/Helsinki
 * 11:00:00 p.m. Tuesday September 4, 2012 in Asia/Jerusalem
 * 01:30:00 a.m. Wednesday September 5, 2012 in Asia/Calcutta

Recording of the session:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZqDz7sXZiQ

Agenda:

 * Current project objectives:
   * 802.11, Bluetooth, Ethernet, drm drivers
   * Vanilla kernels are supported but also now:
     * RHEL6
   * Coccinelle SmPL - 0001-netdev_ops.patch -- collateral evolution work
   * Build server for helping with testing patches
   * git tree mirroring on git.kernel.org
   * Daily linux-next based snapshots via kernel.org
   * Public facing releases via kernel.org as of v3.7-rc1
 * Things to look out for:
   * linux-firmware.git updates - script install target ?
   * Module key signing & UEFI - Fedora 18 Alpha release schedule for 2012-09-11
   * Understanding the implications of a stable extra version release update: ee9c8a04 backported to v3.4.6

Backports releases

      • Releases will be made through this page starting from the v3.7-rc1 release.
 * compat-drivers releases

General documentation

 * Backports mailing list
 * Backports documentation
   * compat
   * compat-drivers
 * reporting bugs
   * backports bugzilla

Hacker documentation

IRC: irc.freenode.net #kernel-backports

 * Documented backport meetings
 * Backports code
 * hacking on compat
   * additional patches to stable releases
 * hacking on compat-drivers
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