From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.8 required=3.0 tests=DKIM_ADSP_CUSTOM_MED, DKIM_INVALID,DKIM_SIGNED,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS, USER_AGENT_SANE_1 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8D44EC49ED7 for ; Mon, 16 Sep 2019 15:54:09 +0000 (UTC) Received: from shelob.surriel.com (shelob.surriel.com [96.67.55.147]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 500BF206C2 for ; Mon, 16 Sep 2019 15:54:09 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dkim=fail reason="signature verification failed" (2048-bit key) header.d=gmail.com header.i=@gmail.com header.b="SgOcdWGv" DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 mail.kernel.org 500BF206C2 Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dmarc=fail (p=none dis=none) header.from=gmail.com Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; spf=fail smtp.mailfrom=kernelnewbies-bounces+kernelnewbies=archiver.kernel.org@kernelnewbies.org Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=shelob.surriel.com) by shelob.surriel.com with esmtp (Exim 4.92.2) (envelope-from ) id 1i9tKK-0006PI-BK for kernelnewbies@archiver.kernel.org; Mon, 16 Sep 2019 11:54:08 -0400 Received: from mail-pl1-x641.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4864:20::641]) by shelob.surriel.com with esmtps (TLSv1.2:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:128) (Exim 4.92.2) (envelope-from ) id 1i8mQJ-0006JI-Mh for kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org; Fri, 13 Sep 2019 10:19:43 -0400 Received: by mail-pl1-x641.google.com with SMTP id y10so13285999pll.7 for ; Fri, 13 Sep 2019 07:19:42 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:references:mime-version :content-disposition:in-reply-to:user-agent; bh=gnSzZp3FjaQTG+oAyna9aH/N38uYMw8V989iNhUz2ow=; b=SgOcdWGvvobPVg19eLYSqeHsUm+duk2IV06bJHY1iI8tplUwKQGATFpXq/AJMmMFg7 fI5blZthSSXvciETwCsHQNZLrfe06m7lbcdSjK6BWyHPTRo9UDqxMxhPdYzRzVP9PtBe CxAAkrcdP4bn9cgnF6iNmPHyJ6fdVm/a/8wsGPiohKjQ5URUR83IvlqcFzXE3/YMneAZ u6Kn4GxnRs4eEpxlws66F1D3Lns8wfk33/6WmdYHMazw6xj8RuRa9Qu1KQFQrZl0IudN M6sQqJ9qUh1nFg+SwMWB0qy9AGjXufF3Pegunj5dKJmM3ynzznrfsvnrs4Ig5tBE++8r FrdQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:references :mime-version:content-disposition:in-reply-to:user-agent; bh=gnSzZp3FjaQTG+oAyna9aH/N38uYMw8V989iNhUz2ow=; b=p9mlzlV+Sux7P5Pym/0mw1Wuk8FFUJAxwPQTfHKNE0cXAz3rdgCfS45eZsdWcUAuMI iJ4kKCljZahbRwQg8naQiXbRH6IjcGoS3fjSfw8hUhS4ALKEjeE0IxlYi8NC1fFVhO4X yxfyjNpakoWrQL9e6MdujMhlaZTy5lEpufWuUxmj+mv5SsFuqQifc+/y42WkBsBxt/ht Kl2jYlO0mf8VX/hRM4lSxpxox3v8l8SjZABVQDejGsCyzQwzCADqwIbWNgzoMPUXVjMj RwdRAxmge/DUWV5vdFIDtVHshd8ci4FtSxkZC9ZBX6JyFhL3tCdl8CAl+DqvIE+ZwM8q lCFw== X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAXy92WyksJLAHtc1SBT4iO8aMWVf0fBIiedaYQZrxQEN54YfdVR 4PwCA0yae8Bg0gS4rS+r4cyCxA/b6kU= X-Google-Smtp-Source: APXvYqxk+32mdB6olsyPCQ91cJKq+4hqp+6qMQrMCNFb5t49r7lfv3K5V6XQePMULHJ4Jh0MDwUzvg== X-Received: by 2002:a17:902:b288:: with SMTP id u8mr8260306plr.127.1568384381158; Fri, 13 Sep 2019 07:19:41 -0700 (PDT) Received: from SARKAR ([1.186.12.73]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id n66sm47178256pfn.90.2019.09.13.07.19.39 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Fri, 13 Sep 2019 07:19:40 -0700 (PDT) Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2019 19:49:35 +0530 From: Rohit Sarkar To: Dan Carpenter Subject: Re: Queries of an aspiring kernel developer Message-ID: <20190913141935.GA309@SARKAR> References: <20190912142517.GA22751@SARKAR> <20190913132310.GQ20699@kadam> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20190913132310.GQ20699@kadam> User-Agent: Mutt/1.9.4 (2018-02-28) X-Mailman-Approved-At: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 11:50:46 -0400 Cc: kernel-janitors@vger.kernel.org, kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org X-BeenThere: kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: Learn about the Linux kernel List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Errors-To: kernelnewbies-bounces+kernelnewbies=archiver.kernel.org@kernelnewbies.org On Fri, Sep 13, 2019 at 04:23:10PM +0300, Dan Carpenter wrote: > On Thu, Sep 12, 2019 at 07:55:17PM +0530, Rohit Sarkar wrote: > > Hi Dan, > > First things first, I know that sending private emails is frowned upon > > but I was unsure if this would belong in the list. > > This does belong on the list. Especially the kernel-janitor list. Added kernel-janitors and kernel-newbies to the thread. > > Secondly I will keep > > this as short as possible. (I know you are lazy :) ) > > > > I have been interested in kernel development for a long time and want to > > contribute to the community while learning and having fun. > > Till now I have sent some minor patches: > > [1]: Fixes typo > > [2]: Checkpatch fix > > [3]: Replaces snprintf with scnprintf > > > > I now would like to work on something that is not too trivial (like a > > typo/checkpatch fix) and not too complex. I am finding it difficult to > > come up with something substantial to work on. > > The various intern project probably have ideas. Julia Lawall may know. > Sure, will get in touch with her. > > It would really help me if you could point me in a direction where I could > > focus my efforts on. > > What I always tell people is to pick a small driver from staging. The > iio drivers are pretty small. Just try to fix it as much as possible. > Read it and re-read it and patch it and patch it. As you go you will > learn more until you are the expert of that driver. Try to get it > moved out of staging. This sounds nice. Would this require any external hardware for testing? > regards, > dan carpenter Thanks a lot for taking the time to reply. Regards, Rohit Sarkar _______________________________________________ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org https://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies