HOW TO

HOW TO

[Hanumant Singh]

Hi guys , I am a kernel newbie but I wanted to try and write a few 
simple patches. Can anybody give me a little HOW TO. For eg, Certain 
functions need theri error code modified , so how do i go about finding 
that function in the kerenl source tree, and also how do i write a patch 
, i mean is there a technique or a format that has to be followed?

Re: HOW TO

[rae l]

On 7/17/07, Hanumant Singh <hramjeet@buffalo.edu> wrote:
> Hi guys , I am a kernel newbie but I wanted to try and write a few
> simple patches. Can anybody give me a little HOW TO. For eg, Certain
> functions need theri error code modified , so how do i go about finding
> that function in the kerenl source tree, and also how do i write a patch
> , i mean is there a technique or a format that has to be followed?
I think KernelJanitors would be a good starting point for you:
http://kernelnewbies.org/KernelJanitors/Todo

Re: HOW TO

[pradeep singh]

On 7/17/07, Hanumant Singh <hramjeet@buffalo.edu> wrote:
> Hi guys , I am a kernel newbie but I wanted to try and write a few
> simple patches. Can anybody give me a little HOW TO. For eg, Certain
> functions need theri error code modified , so how do i go about finding
> that function in the kerenl source tree, and also how do i write a patch
> , i mean is there a technique or a format that has to be followed?
Please go through Documentation/SubmittingPatches and Documentation?CodingStyle.

HTH
--pradeep
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RE: HOW TO

[Little, Chris]

 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: kernel-janitors-owner@vger.kernel.org 
> [mailto:kernel-janitors-owner@vger.kernel.org] On Behalf Of rae l
> Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 12:22 AM
> To: Hanumant Singh
> Cc: kernel-janitors@vger.kernel.org
> Subject: Re: HOW TO
> 
> On 7/17/07, Hanumant Singh <hramjeet@buffalo.edu> wrote:
> > Hi guys , I am a kernel newbie but I wanted to try and write a few 
> > simple patches. Can anybody give me a little HOW TO. For 
> eg, Certain 
> > functions need theri error code modified , so how do i go about 
> > finding that function in the kerenl source tree, and also how do i 
> > write a patch , i mean is there a technique or a format 
> that has to be followed?
> I think KernelJanitors would be a good starting point for you:
> http://kernelnewbies.org/KernelJanitors/Todo

How current is the KernelJanitors list?  And how is it coordinated?
There are some things that look interesting to me, but if someone is
already working on it . . . .

Re: HOW TO

[Randy Dunlap]

On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 11:57:32 -0500 Little, Chris wrote:

>  
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: kernel-janitors-owner@vger.kernel.org 
> > [mailto:kernel-janitors-owner@vger.kernel.org] On Behalf Of rae l
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 12:22 AM
> > To: Hanumant Singh
> > Cc: kernel-janitors@vger.kernel.org
> > Subject: Re: HOW TO
> > 
> > On 7/17/07, Hanumant Singh <hramjeet@buffalo.edu> wrote:
> > > Hi guys , I am a kernel newbie but I wanted to try and write a few 
> > > simple patches. Can anybody give me a little HOW TO. For 
> > eg, Certain 
> > > functions need theri error code modified , so how do i go about 
> > > finding that function in the kerenl source tree, and also how do i 
> > > write a patch , i mean is there a technique or a format 
> > that has to be followed?
> > I think KernelJanitors would be a good starting point for you:
> > http://kernelnewbies.org/KernelJanitors/Todo
> 
> How current is the KernelJanitors list?  And how is it coordinated?
> There are some things that look interesting to me, but if someone is
> already working on it . . . .

Right.  You should ask/check on this mailing list first,
before spending time on a project.

---
~Randy
*** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code ***

RE: HOW TO

[Little, Chris]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Randy Dunlap [mailto:rdunlap@xenotime.net] 
> Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 12:22 PM
> To: Little, Chris
> Cc: kernel-janitors@vger.kernel.org
> Subject: Re: HOW TO
> 
> On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 11:57:32 -0500 Little, Chris wrote:
> 
> >  
> Right.  You should ask/check on this mailing list first, 
> before spending time on a project.
> 

So which out of that list would be good for a first-timer?

Re: HOW TO

[Kyle Spaans]

> So which out of that list would be good for a first-timer?

The (unofficial?) wiki is also very likely a good place to start:
http://fsdev.net/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page

And from personal experience as a newbie, I would suggest reading
everything you can find on KernelNewbies.org

gl & hf