From 2065a9d21994bf8e90cfc7dd7a6b7ce556df5448 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stephen Warren Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2015 15:32:55 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Add a README file This provides a brief introduction to the project, and information re: how to submit patches. Signed-off-by: Stephen Warren --- README.txt | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+) create mode 100644 README.txt diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ce95b5a --- /dev/null +++ b/README.txt @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +Introduction +============ + +This project provides a tool which compiles BCT (Boot Configuration Table) +images to place into the boot flash of a Tegra-based device. + +The tool will either: + +a) Compile a textual representation of a BCT into a binary image. + +b) Generate an entire boot image from a previously compiled BCT and a + bootloader binary. + +Submitting Changes +================== + +To submit patches to this project, please use the following commands: + +* git format-patch --subject-prefix="cbootimage PATCH" + + Creates a patch file from your git commit. + +* git send-email --to linux-tegra@vger.kernel.org *.patch + + Sends the patch by email to the Tegra mailing list. + +Even though the primary upstream repository for this project is hosted on +github, contributions aren't accepted via github pull requests. Github pull +requests would bypass public code review on the project mailing list. + +Patches should be signed off (include a signed-off-by line) to indicate your +acceptance of the code's license (see COPYING and the license header in each +file). See http://developercertificate.org/ for details of what signed-off-by +implies.