Kernel source merging 101

[Phantasm66]

Here is a quick and interesting read.

http://www.idg.net/go.cgi?id=638772

Kernel source merging 101
How to play Linus Torvalds and update the Linux kernel yourself
Summary
After writing last week's column about whether or not Linux has outgrown its current maintainers, I just had to try to manage a simple kernel upgrade for myself to see what it was like. The goal was simple: Take an existing test kernel version and merge some interesting patches and fixes to produce another test kernel version. (1,800 words)