From: Ziran Zhang <zhangcoder@yeah.net>
To: kalyanipatra2003@gmail.com
Cc: kernel-janitors@vger.kernel.org, Ziran Zhang <zhangcoder@yeah.net>
Subject: Re: Seeking janitor beginner tasks
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:24:34 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260610082434.4170-1-zhangcoder@yeah.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CACjYBvhy53AmyEgdcxP33T10a7ag1b8dHdY1JgKWghrgpQSghg@mail.gmail.com>
On Fri, 30 Jan 2026 17:29:56 +0530, Kalyani patra wrote:
> Hello,
> I recently started learning Linux kernel development and would like to
> contribute for the first time. I wanted to ask if there are any
> beginner-friendly tasks, janitor issues, or recommended places where
> junior/new contributors can find suitable work. I've been routed to
> tools/testing/selftests by linux-newbie. While I'm looking into it, if
> there are any cleaning tasks that I can take on, I'd be glad to
> contribute to it and learn more progressively.
> I apologize if this question has been asked before.
> Thank you for your time and guidance.
> Best regards,
> Kalyani Patra
Hi Kalyani,
Welcome!
You can start with these simple tasks:
- Fix spelling mistakes in comments.
- Add const to static structures.
- Use ARRAY_SIZE() instead of hardcoded numbers.
You can visit https://lore.kernel.org/kernel-janitors/ to see how others do it.
Use scripts/checkpatch.pl on your changes.
Before sending a patch, make sure your changes compile successfully.
Regards,
Ziran Zhang
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