Re: First kernel patch (optimization)

[Alexander Holler <holler@ahsoftware.de>]

Am 19.09.2015 um 07:18 schrieb Greg KH:

> I have been saying for years that we have a lack of real projects /
> tasks / ideas for people who are skilled, yet have no idea what to do.
> I know of well over a hundred people I have email addresses of that have
> asked me for these types of things, and have patches in the kernel that
> are non-trivial to prove that they have the skill to do real things.
>
> It's a real problem, and one that I don't have an answer for.  We need
> these types of tasks, and I don't have them, and every maintainer I ask
> about it also doesn't have them.  What we are asking for is people to
> somehow come up with tasks on their own, as if they know what needs to
> be done.

I've recently posted a proof of concept for wiping files, or in other 
words to really delete files, And it was a disaster because if someone 
posts imperfect pathhes on this list, people have fun trying to eat you 
(because they seem bored or whatever).

Even posting perfect patches is a game, because there exists always a 
space, newline or variable name which might be used to start annoying 
discussions.

So, there is no reason to wonder about the lack of such tasks.

So even if you don't agree, here as task: wipe files in real. ;)

Regards,

Alexander Holler