Re: My first patch: Implement InPlaceInit for Arc

[Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@gmail.com>]

On Wed, Jul 17, 2024 at 5:48 AM <alexmantel93@mailbox.org> wrote:
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> This is my very first patch for Linux. I have lifted my arms up, placed my hands on my head, and tensed my non-existent abs. Punch as hard as you can! 🙂 I am happy to receive any feedback or critique, especially regarding whether these are the correct mailing lists for the patch.
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> Over the past few weeks, I have read a lot of the kernel documentation. However, if I missed any crucial parts, please just point me to the chapters I need to read, particularly concerning the mailing list part.

They are the correct mailing lists :)

A few notes and nits:

  - I think this email you sent is intended to be the cover letter of
    the other patch. Typically, you would generate your cover letter with
    `git format-patch`, which follows some conventions, and then fill it.

    However, for a single patch, you can just put this text below the
    `---` line (i.e. before the diffstat), and that will not get committed
    into the repository.

  - Your email's From does not have your name, which is why Git decided
    to add From to the body.

  - Commits are prefixed with the subsystem/area/... You can take a
    look at other changes in the vicinity to get a feeling for what to
    write.

  - No need for an empty line between Link and Signed-off-by.

I hope that helps, thanks for the patch, and welcome!

Cheers,
Miguel