Note: This workflow illustrates the lifecycle of a patch and does not constitute a development process. If you intend to develop patches for the X Server, consult their development process.
The patch submitter does the following:
Commit code changes to the local repository using the git-commit command
Create a patch using the git-format-patch command
E-mail the patch to the xorg-devel list using the git-send-email command
The xorg-devel list reviewers do one of the following:
- Signify their approval or disapproval (Acked-by or Nacked-by)
- State an opinion about the appropriateness of the patch (Reviewed-by)
- Test the patch (Tested-by)
The module maintainer does the following: