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=-6.5 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIMWL_WL_HIGH, DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS 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 515F9C432BE for ; Thu, 26 Aug 2021 08:39:28 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2B9C961076 for ; Thu, 26 Aug 2021 08:39:28 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S240457AbhHZIkN (ORCPT ); Thu, 26 Aug 2021 04:40:13 -0400 Received: from mail.kernel.org ([198.145.29.99]:47200 "EHLO mail.kernel.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S232957AbhHZIkM (ORCPT ); Thu, 26 Aug 2021 04:40:12 -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 Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org Subject: Re: Contributing to drivers/staging area Message-ID: References: <20210820144515.GA5479@titan> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20210820144515.GA5479@titan> Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.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