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=-3.5 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_INVALID, DKIM_SIGNED,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS,URIBL_BLOCKED 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 53B33C43214 for ; Thu, 26 Aug 2021 08:39:51 +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 BED9D6103A for ; Thu, 26 Aug 2021 08:39:50 +0000 (UTC) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.4.1 mail.kernel.org BED9D6103A Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dmarc=fail (p=none dis=none) header.from=linuxfoundation.org Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=kernelnewbies.org Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=shelob.surriel.com) by shelob.surriel.com with esmtp (Exim 4.94.2) (envelope-from ) id 1mJAv7-0005Zs-6K; Thu, 26 Aug 2021 04:39:33 -0400 Received: from mail.kernel.org ([198.145.29.99]) by shelob.surriel.com with esmtps (TLS1.2) tls TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (Exim 4.94.2) (envelope-from ) id 1mJAv2-0005Z5-D5 for kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org; Thu, 26 Aug 2021 04:39:28 -0400 Received: by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id D2EA860EE0; Thu, 26 Aug 2021 08:39:24 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=linuxfoundation.org; s=korg; t=1629967165; bh=mxD89ycWqrgaSNcFKl8ha7SuLOa7/8Wvffa8cCoXtCk=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:References:In-Reply-To:From; b=bkCdsQ5gt1ZZ3MdRlneTeFmCcX/NjTfcFLyaYgAGPxLHI7N5gGMM7uw23yYs2MUov hkfkbq1hmDEEjlbM0W6qItEkZeXjjXZf2RfeU3w7b5MaPbDkDxq7OX+qHCOkvIL6fx ORqYefJ4KiIUVvV+7eYcAxvqRfawG/UYQWV+lP8c= Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2021 10:39:20 +0200 From: Greg KH To: Len Baker Subject: Re: Contributing to drivers/staging area Message-ID: References: <20210820144515.GA5479@titan> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20210820144515.GA5479@titan> Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, 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 Fri, Aug 20, 2021 at 04:45:15PM +0200, Len Baker wrote: > Hi Greg, > > I am a kernel newbie in the path to find an area where to contribute > on. I have sent some patches before (simple ones) but I would like > to find some driver to contribute on and if possible mantain in the > future. Due to the big amount of drivers in staging, and my lack > of experience and specific hardware: > > Are there any driver in the staging area that not requires specific > hardware? I have only access to an old laptop with 4 processors: I think all drivers in staging relate to real hardware, so I would recommend just buying one of the cheap devices for the drivers. I just purchased one of the USB wifi devices for under 20 euros, so it is possible. good luck! greg k-h _______________________________________________ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org https://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies