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Date: Tue, 12 May 2026 07:35:22 +0200
From: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To: Alone <yogeshdangal66@gmail.com>
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On Tue, May 12, 2026 at 12:48:05AM +0545, Alone wrote:
> Thanks for the clarification and guidance.
> 
> I want to learn the correct workflow. As a student contributor, what checks
> and testing steps should I always perform before sending a patch?

Please start with not top-posting and sending html email :)

After that, go through the kernelnewbies.org first-patch tutorial, as
well as the free Linux Foundation kernel development online class.
Between those two, you should have a good basis for working on this
correctly.

Also read all of the documentation we have about submitting a patch.
People wrote that for a reason, don't ignore it :)

thanks,

greg k-h