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> > The 'Contribution Period' for the December 2026 Cohort runs until November > 2. > > Our contribution period process works entirely via this mailing list. Make > sure that you read over the emails on this list daily. I will be posting > updates here. Most importantly, it is where you will learn from each other, > by following the questions asked/answered, the patches submitted, and the > reviewer feedback offered. > > You found this email, now make sure you are personally subscribed > to this list: > Subscribe: outreachy+subscribe@lists.linux.dev > View the archive: https://lore.kernel.org/outreachy/ > > Please feel free to introduce yourself on the mailing list. > > Ask your questions on the mailing list. If your question is directed at > an individual, then CC the mailing list. This way you'll be able get > quick responses to the issues you're facing. Please help other applicants > who face issues that you've addressed. > > Your first task is to walk through our First Patch Tutorial: > http://kernelnewbies.org/Outreachyfirstpatch > > The tutorial leads you through submitting your first patch. Please > do not submit your second patch until your first patch is accepted. Hi Julia, My first patch has been added to staging-testing branch by Greg. I have few doubts: 1. Does my patch need to reach staging-next or Linus's mainline tree to be considered accepted, or is staging-testing enough? 2. Can i submit my second patch now or should i wait? > A key point is that it is really helpful and efficient (for both you > and patch reviewers) to refine your patch-sending skills one patch > at a time, rather than having multiple patches in flight that require > similar rework. > > You must CC all patches to this Outreachy Mailing List and to the > appropriate mailing lists and maintainers in get_maintainer.pl. The > tutorial walks you through how to use get_maintainer.pl. > > Once that first patch is accepted, please record that contribution > on the Outreachy website. It will serve to check your eligibility. 3. Should i mention the date my patch was accepted or the date it was merged. Thanks, Pavan > Only eligible applicants will be able to log contributions on the > Outreachy website. > > Congratulations on getting your first patch accepted into the Linux > Kernel! Celebrate, then do more! > > Please note the following: > > * All patches should be on drivers/staging, but not on drivers/staging/media > > * You can use the check the scripts/checkpatch.pl -f to find simple style > problems in some files. Use your judgment about whether a suggestion of > checkpatch is a good idea for a change. Check the mailing list archives > for some changes that are regularly suggested by checkpatch but that are > rejected in practice. > > * There are not very many checkpatch reports on the current > drivers/staging. Some other potential fixes to consider include memory > leaks, introducing new kernel features such as guard, scoped_guard, _obj > allocation functions, etc., finding unused functions or variables, etc. > > Once you have several cleanup patches accepted into drivers/staging by > GregKH, we encourage applicants to move on to complete project Starter Tasks > that will be outlined: > https://www.outreachy.org/apply/project-selection/#linux-kernel > > Ping me individually if you think you are done, or close to done, with > cleanups. Also, folks who already have cleanup patches from prior work, > please get a few cleanup patches accepted, to refresh your memory about > submitting kernel patches, and then email me about that too and let's see > if we can move you on to project tasks. > > All the best and thank you for contributing to the Linux Kernel, > > Julia Lawall > Kernel Community Coordinator