This document describes how to contribute your patches to the OpenVZ kernel. In a nutshell, the process is similar to the one for the upstream kernel — we use git for source control and a mailing list for communication.
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Source code
Kernel source code is available from git repository at
https://src.openvz.org/projects/OVZ/repos/vzkernel/browse
To clone, use
git clone https://src.openvz.org/scm/ovz/vzkernel.git
Editing
As with the upstream kernel, modifications to the code should conform to the Linux kernel coding style.
Preparing patches
Use git format-patch to prepare your patches. See git documentation for more info.
Checkpatch
There is a tool (scripts/checkpatch.pl) that should be used to check your patches. Use
./scripts/checkpatch.pl *.patch
It will produce a detailed report on style problems in your patch(es). Make sure to fix all the errors (some warnings may be ignored) before sending.
Sending patches
Please send your patches to devel (AT) openvz.org mailing list, preferably using git send-email.
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