a Linux device driver

a Linux device driver

[Abu Rasheda]

Hello,

I am an experienced Linux kernel and driver developer and have some time! I
like to develop a driver for Linux open source.

Any recommendations what device driver is missing and open source
community could benefit from a new driver or enhance some existing driver?

Where could I go for such information?
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a Linux device driver

[valdis.kletnieks at vt.edu]

On Mon, 04 Jun 2018 15:49:37 -0700, Abu Rasheda said:

> Any recommendations what device driver is missing and open source
> community could benefit from a new driver or enhance some existing driver?

Short answer:  One that you have the hardware for so you can actually test your code.
Nobody wants to see a driver for a Frobnozz 9000 graphics card written by somebody who
doesn't have access to a Frobmozz 9000 card for testing.

Long answer: https://lists.kernelnewbies.org/pipermail/kernelnewbies/2017-April/017765.html
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a Linux device driver

[Ozgur Kara]

05.06.2018, 08:57, "valdis.kletnieks at vt.edu" <valdis.kletnieks@vt.edu>:
> On Mon, 04 Jun 2018 15:49:37 -0700, Abu Rasheda said:
>
>> ?Any recommendations what device driver is missing and open source
>> ?community could benefit from a new driver or enhance some existing driver?
>
> Short answer: One that you have the hardware for so you can actually test your code.
> Nobody wants to see a driver for a Frobnozz 9000 graphics card written by somebody who
> doesn't have access to a Frobmozz 9000 card for testing.
>
> Long answer: https://lists.kernelnewbies.org/pipermail/kernelnewbies/2017-April/017765.html

in addition,

You can browse the staging directory in the kernel source and check.

Regards

Ozgur

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a Linux device driver

[Abu Rasheda]

On Tue, Jun 5, 2018 at 1:51 AM, Ozgur Kara <o@zgur.org> wrote:

>
>
> 05.06.2018, 08:57, "valdis.kletnieks at vt.edu" <valdis.kletnieks@vt.edu>:
> > On Mon, 04 Jun 2018 15:49:37 -0700, Abu Rasheda said:
> >
> >>  Any recommendations what device driver is missing and open source
> >>  community could benefit from a new driver or enhance some existing
> driver?
> >
> > Short answer: One that you have the hardware for so you can actually
> test your code.
> > Nobody wants to see a driver for a Frobnozz 9000 graphics card written
> by somebody who
> > doesn't have access to a Frobmozz 9000 card for testing.
> >
>

wondering which hardware is missing a driver, I can try yo buy/acquire the
hardware

> Long answer: https://lists.kernelnewbies.org/pipermail/kernelnewbies/
> 2017-April/017765.html
>

right now, I am in a mood to write a driver,  not testing :)


> in addition,
>
> You can browse the staging directory in the kernel source and check.
>
>
will do thanks

Regards
>
> Ozgur
>
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Kernelnewbies mailing list
> > Kernelnewbies at kernelnewbies.org
> > https://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies
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a Linux device driver

[valdis.kletnieks at vt.edu]

On Tue, 05 Jun 2018 13:51:54 -0700, Abu Rasheda said:

> right now, I am in a mood to write a driver,  not testing :)

Can you, in a few sentences, explain why the Linux community wants a driver
written by somebody who wanted to write a driver but didn't want to do the
testing needed to ensure it doesn't blow up the card, or burn out the USB hub,
or turn your dog green?

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a Linux device driver

[Abu Rasheda]

On Tue, Jun 5, 2018 at 2:06 PM, <valdis.kletnieks@vt.edu> wrote:

> On Tue, 05 Jun 2018 13:51:54 -0700, Abu Rasheda said:
>
> > right now, I am in a mood to write a driver,  not testing :)
>
> Can you, in a few sentences, explain why the Linux community wants a driver
> written by somebody who wanted to write a driver but didn't want to do the
> testing needed to ensure it doesn't blow up the card, or burn out the USB
> hub,
> or turn your dog green?
>
>
I was talking about kernel testing. In the long answer link you sent, it
talks about testing new kernels :)
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a Linux device driver

[Bjørn Mork]

Abu Rasheda <rcpilot2010@gmail.com> writes:

> wondering which hardware is missing a driver, I can try yo buy/acquire the
> hardware

No need to buy any hardware.  Just look around you and see what you
already have. If you don't see anything you want to write a driver for,
then maybe you shouldn't.


Bj?rn