[PATCH] [SVN] Please Merge 7 VirtualBox Kernel Modules into the Linux Kernel

[PATCH] [SVN] Please Merge 7 VirtualBox Kernel Modules into the Linux Kernel

[quickbooks office]

Please Merge VirtualBox Kernel Modules into the Kernel.

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svn co http://www.virtualbox.org/svn/vbox/trunk vbox
sh '/home/user/vbox/src/VBox/Additions/linux/export_modules'
VBoxGuestModules.tar.gz

Extracting VBoxGuestModules.tar.gz will give the Source Code for 3
modules (used in a Linux Guest):

1. vboxguest (VirtualBox guest kernel module)

2. vboxsf (VirtualBox guest kernel module for shared folders)

3. vboxvideo (VirtualBox guest kernel module for drm support)

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sh '/home/user/vbox/src/VBox/HostDrivers/linux/export_modules'
VBoxHostModules.tar.gz

Extracting VBoxHostModules.tar.gz will give the Source Code for 4
modules (used in a Linux Host):

1. vboxdrv (VirtualBox host kernel module)

2. vboxnetflt (VirtualBox netfilter kernel module)

3. vboxnetadp (VirtualBox network adapter kernel module)

4. vboxpci (VirtualBox host PCI access kernel module)


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Maintaner contacts:

1. vbox-dev Mailing List:
https://www.virtualbox.org/mailman/listinfo/vbox-dev  (Probably
Requires you to join the mailing list in order to post) -
vbox-dev@virtualbox.org

or

2. Public bugtracker: https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Bugtracker
(Requires an Oracle account for sign on)

Re: [PATCH] [SVN] Please Merge 7 VirtualBox Kernel Modules into the Linux Kernel

[Josh Boyer]

On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 12:09 AM, quickbooks office
<quickbooks.office@gmail.com> wrote:
> Please Merge VirtualBox Kernel Modules into the Kernel.
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> svn co http://www.virtualbox.org/svn/vbox/trunk vbox
> sh '/home/user/vbox/src/VBox/Additions/linux/export_modules'
> VBoxGuestModules.tar.gz
>
> Extracting VBoxGuestModules.tar.gz will give the Source Code for 3
> modules (used in a Linux Guest):
>
> 1. vboxguest (VirtualBox guest kernel module)
>
> 2. vboxsf (VirtualBox guest kernel module for shared folders)
>
> 3. vboxvideo (VirtualBox guest kernel module for drm support)

That's not how this works.  The vbox developers need to submit them as
patches to the appropriate maintainers and they need to go through
proper review.  As far as I can tell, that hasn't been done because
they don't want to settle on a single API/ABI between the kernel and
userspace interfaces for vbox.

josh

Re: [PATCH] [SVN] Please Merge 7 VirtualBox Kernel Modules into the Linux Kernel

[quickbooks office]

On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 8:40 AM, Josh Boyer <jwboyer@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 12:09 AM, quickbooks office
> <quickbooks.office@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Please Merge VirtualBox Kernel Modules into the Kernel.
>>
>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> svn co http://www.virtualbox.org/svn/vbox/trunk vbox
>> sh '/home/user/vbox/src/VBox/Additions/linux/export_modules'
>> VBoxGuestModules.tar.gz
>>
>> Extracting VBoxGuestModules.tar.gz will give the Source Code for 3
>> modules (used in a Linux Guest):
>>
>> 1. vboxguest (VirtualBox guest kernel module)
>>
>> 2. vboxsf (VirtualBox guest kernel module for shared folders)
>>
>> 3. vboxvideo (VirtualBox guest kernel module for drm support)
>
> That's not how this works.  The vbox developers need to submit them as
> patches to the appropriate maintainers and they need to go through
> proper review.  As far as I can tell, that hasn't been done because
> they don't want to settle on a single API/ABI between the kernel and
> userspace interfaces for vbox.
>
> josh

Who are the appropriate maintainers for adding new (VirtualBox) kernel
modules to the Linux kernel?
And how would they go through proper review?

Thanks.

Re: [PATCH] [SVN] Please Merge 7 VirtualBox Kernel Modules into the Linux Kernel

[richard -rw- weinberger]

On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 5:40 AM, quickbooks office
<quickbooks.office@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 8:40 AM, Josh Boyer <jwboyer@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 12:09 AM, quickbooks office
>> <quickbooks.office@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Please Merge VirtualBox Kernel Modules into the Kernel.
>>>
>>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> svn co http://www.virtualbox.org/svn/vbox/trunk vbox
>>> sh '/home/user/vbox/src/VBox/Additions/linux/export_modules'
>>> VBoxGuestModules.tar.gz
>>>
>>> Extracting VBoxGuestModules.tar.gz will give the Source Code for 3
>>> modules (used in a Linux Guest):
>>>
>>> 1. vboxguest (VirtualBox guest kernel module)
>>>
>>> 2. vboxsf (VirtualBox guest kernel module for shared folders)
>>>
>>> 3. vboxvideo (VirtualBox guest kernel module for drm support)
>>
>> That's not how this works.  The vbox developers need to submit them as
>> patches to the appropriate maintainers and they need to go through
>> proper review.  As far as I can tell, that hasn't been done because
>> they don't want to settle on a single API/ABI between the kernel and
>> userspace interfaces for vbox.
>>
>> josh
>
> Who are the appropriate maintainers for adding new (VirtualBox) kernel
> modules to the Linux kernel?
> And how would they go through proper review?

Please read:
Documentation/development-process/*
Documentation/SubmittingPatches

--
Thanks,
//richard