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Tue, 10 Mar 2026 22:13:26 -0700 (PDT) Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2026 10:43:19 +0530 From: ShiHao To: Andy Shevchenko Cc: ShiHao , marcelo.schmitt@analog.com, jic23@kernel.org, dlechner@baylibre.com, nuno.sa@analog.com, andy@kernel.org, mazziesaccount@gmail.com, linux-iio@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, till@linux.com Subject: Re: Request for guidence Message-ID: References: Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: On Tue, Mar 10, 2026 at 12:28:29PM +0200, Andy Shevchenko wrote: > We are already in the relevant mailing list, so if ShiHao wants to work on IIO > drivers, welcome! > With Best Regards, > Andy Shevchenko > > Hello, First of all, thank you all for your time and responses. After learning that the IIO driver development project will not be part of this year’s GSoC, I shifted my preparation toward the DT binding project idea since it aligns with my driver development goals and Thank you, Andy, for letting me know that I can still work on driver development. However, I still have no clear idea how to get started. My main questions are: how should I begin, which sensors currently need drivers, and what happens if someone else is already working on a particular driver? Would it still be possible for me to contribute? Therefore, I would really appreciate some guidance on how to get started. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you all again. With sincere regards, Shi Hao