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=-0.6 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_INVALID, DKIM_SIGNED,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS 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 5A31BC432BE for ; Fri, 27 Aug 2021 16:58:44 +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 000D960C40 for ; Fri, 27 Aug 2021 16:58:43 +0000 (UTC) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.4.1 mail.kernel.org 000D960C40 Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dmarc=fail (p=none dis=none) header.from=gmx.com Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=kernelnewbies.org Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=shelob.surriel.com) by shelob.surriel.com with esmtp (Exim 4.94.2) (envelope-from ) id 1mJfBh-0001Ji-1W for kernelnewbies@archiver.kernel.org; Fri, 27 Aug 2021 12:58:41 -0400 Received: from mout.gmx.net ([212.227.15.19]) by shelob.surriel.com with esmtps (TLS1.2) tls TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (Exim 4.94.2) (envelope-from ) id 1mJfA1-0007Xm-FJ for kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org; Fri, 27 Aug 2021 12:56:57 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=gmx.net; s=badeba3b8450; t=1630083414; bh=iCVCBhOXLykLfL9yI3qVBnspovBFQXhfwcA8yOfrTqY=; h=X-UI-Sender-Class:Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:References:In-Reply-To; b=RNVycgV1FM3aAYjbxqrTu2v1JX9OxuuZRs54Mp7euUXcaDpemCYPn81Qc6AgPL5J7 a/Ue0nzy7qlYq5wnZ8+sjrxAHwcRMJjgWtRDmO+IXHY9BKA47WAmys1K8RSRFuY6BR BRjMOTffdnYS5R8wgol2GUInE69uFZFEEKae/CFQ= X-UI-Sender-Class: 01bb95c1-4bf8-414a-932a-4f6e2808ef9c Received: from titan ([79.150.72.99]) by mail.gmx.net (mrgmx005 [212.227.17.184]) with ESMTPSA (Nemesis) id 1MhlKs-1mxNgs0mzA-00dnc7; Fri, 27 Aug 2021 18:56:54 +0200 Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2021 18:56:42 +0200 From: Len Baker To: Greg KH Subject: Re: Contributing to drivers/staging area Message-ID: <20210827165642.GA2070@titan> References: <20210820144515.GA5479@titan> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: X-Provags-ID: V03:K1:KSi2UWuC4Aj6OqQLFfQ8CzlLDf6mHYraqO/+3NbRGsU5rySo+7I wFwcOIK7W/QDZwrXDye9w7PdySBX2g+8Vh6PIEjwgtI+MwgwoP2JDfQRE1sZ/6lAhKY7P8I g2tE9J/sN4+6iBVTosbo290uzg6iRCitvjj3ZJf41a1Bcu25yUaDjuD1JAdGlRVQEvubqA6 1AwI7IsNUBexmaPe2KZzg== X-UI-Out-Filterresults: notjunk:1;V03:K0:gyqaNIrvnJI=:l38f++YHTqhSQhcyfQRysu 5o+Fth8+ja4orhRNnUTsX95LX7W0fO5f4zHkS2iiYzT2jv+c0XJEY/DDm7P4z+JCaLwSeSOqk 5ygK0gVoqkHNVKLzLnB5X97MPKrCBOSGebUGEQuzXokKuBrQbebQtn4HhihDv+XhsWN5Z+mMZ wvKgfxNn9lMr3EjYdPfSvXtpGpWlW0XT6unZabvsrlC3CPJ+aQ4qcaLxdbk04m+mI2ZED6rEB qY1lFZsIw/gCMUPQEChU4jp29ThFLsUxZsoYDUv+sG4j+arfmoXRWwSaSBxmAavAIIFDsQKQu IYUM/JKdnntMG3EbyGjKpipHqa/nvg2Il6u46GWkEeH6OhPnQ1vtdMMYZY8TVZftP2W3tcMy8 KIRBkD4dw7X8BNGmyKhfabDwb0K2XHxhHMjSSGTzwEd6feRRF+zK8NxIqEEAlHeCNEZphyCyg qXj6g6h8UkiN9BPqM3vC0u9zcaz2CcHaasn0bMbXDEpLJ0q66mPXc8TYTdJVxetZG1YTIlHDk 8qRk6trwsAm6XgnSZM9XFm6DsVwKA88iDvguKyQDHwfj6MXlvc47Cm42i/mIfzstFIBei8FRq L884OPozzYyUK8Wj9ERO0P9zRX8a8q4TOME15wVleN9LsiuMnmWVB5Hs1EykMtDCkWZz4N2Ww W7+MJHPu6sYHqB7EjSpvRzGZVsTlzXLUwtPG9YiEr00Bmjfv8nzZ8hWNaOj2R8qOIBzdHR5du T2fze67h28AxdfqTLcV0b2WhiuWtB+q4pPAX+7W7kojrpvLBG6Urz3FQxOWQ7Lsb6jo/24UL/ 7OHKMX/LD7zdwHs4pNjSlOArVGbi93vLzTQ3LDfvaAMxDPqiXteY2/7otUCmql1Yp9F8xkSG7 2R3sluyXkJ7vAXXlY3Dk9VHVceyxI/8k2jS1g9mqAfQ6fV3SNq2BPZ5chog2vD+MNdpSgf6Ow hZvI21823BxuaZR+i7isSet8iyoL8dS3I/NYCkrTF/2Vl5TuGYPOj7LxJipcKTOFhyhBm61rA plquUixskXK0m9eoSyKWkjLpX0Hbsx0BVImixgyWvYWa7pgne8moHO8U/erPdtZoLoMELaZJt vGdqcyvSLPK+ZwV82CW8PgAcJf4bDpfXaR7Z6gRQtmdGS6iVPk1XntmAQ== Cc: Len Baker , linux-kernel@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 Hi Greg, On Thu, Aug 26, 2021 at 10:39:20AM +0200, Greg KH wrote: > On Fri, Aug 20, 2021 at 04:45:15PM +0200, Len Baker wrote: > > Hi Greg, > > > > I am a kernel newbie in the path to find an area where to contribute > > on. I have sent some patches before (simple ones) but I would like > > to find some driver to contribute on and if possible mantain in the > > future. Due to the big amount of drivers in staging, and my lack > > of experience and specific hardware: > > > > Are there any driver in the staging area that not requires specific > > hardware? I have only access to an old laptop with 4 processors: > > I think all drivers in staging relate to real hardware, so I would > recommend just buying one of the cheap devices for the drivers. I just > purchased one of the USB wifi devices for under 20 euros, so it is > possible. Ok, thank you very much for all the info and advices. Again, thanks for your time. Regards, Len _______________________________________________ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org https://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies