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=-3.6 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_INVALID, DKIM_SIGNED,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 044D0C433C1 for ; Sun, 21 Mar 2021 16:15:06 +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 60D0761931 for ; Sun, 21 Mar 2021 16:15:05 +0000 (UTC) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 mail.kernel.org 60D0761931 Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=kroah.com Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=kernelnewbies-bounces@kernelnewbies.org Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=shelob.surriel.com) by shelob.surriel.com with esmtp (Exim 4.94) (envelope-from ) id 1lO0j7-0007CP-8Q; Sun, 21 Mar 2021 12:14:53 -0400 Received: from out3-smtp.messagingengine.com ([66.111.4.27]) by shelob.surriel.com with esmtps (TLS1.2) tls TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (Exim 4.94) (envelope-from ) id 1lO0j4-0007CK-8o for kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org; Sun, 21 Mar 2021 12:14:50 -0400 Received: from compute4.internal (compute4.nyi.internal [10.202.2.44]) by mailout.nyi.internal (Postfix) with ESMTP id 89A775C011C; Sun, 21 Mar 2021 12:14:25 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mailfrontend1 ([10.202.2.162]) by compute4.internal (MEProxy); Sun, 21 Mar 2021 12:14:25 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=kroah.com; h= date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:references:mime-version :content-type:in-reply-to; s=fm3; bh=ZGV6e6iOML0ndUzrptnmDgqJWQM D6XVK4kvspBk6F+w=; b=R9YWhFEd6ppkD44ShoqRaIg+Tckl3nQzu2dGVGHbLMW 6dZeuhAlPuxEYkZWRwF3+bboWKxyWZU03gF4sfH65vwaRS90FhGJwV0xt6jAKO0e e4M9huh8h3+zVL4yabDGJHvhbJtZwcCmo/LlyecNmIsesN4bwVaggFWok/NhZBGb SgvWXS+zrOuJXKqTijZXjE/DH/P2toFtZEqfKWBepiC3CmcT/bjajcgY5yY/9tqa hx8gIJ23grXJMM5dPv9Uh821QEqZalhbgmCHHunAlTWsBn72QBAjMBwk8xSsIh3M SDTuBa3OTOEiF5vq2gb/lCuC7AsAFDoiLobRSDxNRQA== DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d= messagingengine.com; h=cc:content-type:date:from:in-reply-to :message-id:mime-version:references:subject:to:x-me-proxy :x-me-proxy:x-me-sender:x-me-sender:x-sasl-enc; s=fm2; bh=ZGV6e6 iOML0ndUzrptnmDgqJWQMD6XVK4kvspBk6F+w=; b=skbFgeu8opQmK58rjEL3JX M36fet/LhavA63z1nyCc1OIGMHB13mFk+zcEfOsUik2Ci+XbCdBFbJ95rz+KN2yz U4KtoqT8PnfwW9f50z2XmKaqlCMmmfgNO2ZYqT722jhuq/HZABtzzhxY3ZCLMDEd 3D6LZrtq2jBST3tSjKhWYk1909sM7YbTZpxvzKrds4rnoCvjLWeJ3s2//gf5gOU5 jFfxxqUa6oGhgRv2SA76fr8xuQ5pMFO+o09DvzUkat5owK6W/bTscZcSYN2pcRyo kI5USxVczNnC0L3oN3sZ6xH+I7+0JaZG4ilol9LS7yK6KArrc5D0tuclMUMBNlbg == X-ME-Sender: X-ME-Proxy-Cause: gggruggvucftvghtrhhoucdtuddrgeduledrudegvddgkeejucetufdoteggodetrfdotf fvucfrrhhofhhilhgvmecuhfgrshhtofgrihhlpdfqfgfvpdfurfetoffkrfgpnffqhgen uceurghilhhouhhtmecufedttdenucesvcftvggtihhpihgvnhhtshculddquddttddmne cujfgurhepfffhvffukfhfgggtuggjsehttdertddttddvnecuhfhrohhmpefirhgvghcu mffjuceoghhrvghgsehkrhhorghhrdgtohhmqeenucggtffrrghtthgvrhhnpeevueehje fgfffgiedvudekvdektdelleelgefhleejieeugeegveeuuddukedvteenucfkphepkeef rdekiedrjeegrdeigeenucevlhhushhtvghrufhiiigvpedtnecurfgrrhgrmhepmhgrih hlfhhrohhmpehgrhgvgheskhhrohgrhhdrtghomh X-ME-Proxy: Received: from localhost (83-86-74-64.cable.dynamic.v4.ziggo.nl [83.86.74.64]) by mail.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTPA id F0F6A240145; Sun, 21 Mar 2021 12:14:24 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2021 17:14:22 +0100 From: Greg KH To: Harsha Vardhan Subject: Re: picking the first patch Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: Cc: 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.org On Sun, Mar 21, 2021 at 12:03:36PM -0400, Harsha Vardhan wrote: > Any thoughts on whether I should just do a checkpatch.pl change as my first > patch ? You should do a checkpatch.pl change as your first patch :) That way you can focus on the process more than the technical aspects of the patch (git, changelog text, subject line, email, submission, revision, acceptance, etc.) and not have to worry a lot about breaking working code or not. After you get the process working properly for you, then move to changing real code and contributing that way. But that's just a suggestion, not a requirement, you can do whatever you want to do :) good luck! greg k-h _______________________________________________ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org https://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies