Re: Getting started on writing a driver for the rpi4

2020-05-03 Thread Valdis Klētnieks
On Sun, 03 May 2020 22:19:35 +0200, Jacko Dirks said: > have never submitted a kernel patch before. So, should I email a mailing > list warning everyone of what I want to do? Is there anything else I > should know about? Yes, you should do a bit of Googling and/or check the current source tree to

Getting started on writing a driver for the rpi4

2020-05-03 Thread Jacko Dirks
Hello all, I want to get started on writing a driver for the I2C slave for the Raspberry Pi 4. Now, I have a feeling that I cannot just write the thing and then dump it on everyone involved, not in the last place because I have never submitted a kernel patch before. So, should I email a mailing li

Re: Getting started with Development

2016-10-12 Thread Anuz Pratap Singh Tomar
On Wed, Oct 12, 2016 at 2:58 PM, Ganesh wrote: > Hello, > > I am interested in memory management unit of KVM. > > On KVM's website it is mentioned that, try LRU (currently FIFO) and > analyse the performance. > > I want to do it as a final year B. Tech project ;but I have time > limitation of 4-5

Getting started with Development

2016-10-12 Thread Ganesh
Hello, I am interested in memory management unit of KVM. On KVM's website it is mentioned that, try LRU (currently FIFO) and analyse the performance. I want to do it as a final year B. Tech project ;but I have time limitation of 4-5 months. I have basic background of operating system and litt

Re: Getting started with kernel programming..

2014-06-23 Thread Javier
Google: Eudyptula Challenge. On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 11:16 PM, Murtaza Amravatiwala < murtazaamravatiw...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have been reading about Linux kernel from LLD3 and famous book from > Robert Love. Now I want to get into the kernel code. How should I start > contributing to the mai

Getting started with kernel programming..

2014-06-23 Thread Murtaza Amravatiwala
I have been reading about Linux kernel from LLD3 and famous book from Robert Love. Now I want to get into the kernel code. How should I start contributing to the main kernel? Where should I start from? And If I am planning to take kernel programming as my career what should I keep track of? Please

Re: Need help for getting started

2013-09-02 Thread Valdis . Kletnieks
On Mon, 02 Sep 2013 17:29:19 +0700, "901...@gmail.com" said: > Hello all, > > I am a newbie here. I'd like to contribute in architectures, kernel > features, virtualization, and drivers parts, but I don't know where is a > good way to start. I have looked for some advice but I have had a hard > tim

Re: Need help for getting started

2013-09-02 Thread Anuz Pratap Singh Tomar
On Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 11:29 AM, 901...@gmail.com <901...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello all, > > I am a newbie here. I'd like to contribute in architectures, kernel > features, virtualization, and drivers parts, but I don't know where is a > good way to start. I have looked for some advice but I have

Need help for getting started

2013-09-02 Thread 901...@gmail.com
Hello all, I am a newbie here. I'd like to contribute in architectures, kernel features, virtualization, and drivers parts, but I don't know where is a good way to start. I have looked for some advice but I have had a hard time to understand (Some advice is too general. Some used too old kernel ve

Re: Getting Started

2013-08-05 Thread Valdis . Kletnieks
On Mon, 05 Aug 2013 22:14:25 +0530, Sumeet pawnikar said: > Do we need to git clone 'linux-next' tree or 'linus' tree ? Cloning Linus's tree works. Cloning linux-next won't do what you think it does. You want to do something like this to grow your own copy of linux-next: $ git clone git://git.

Re: Getting Started

2013-08-05 Thread anish singh
On Aug 5, 2013 10:24 PM, "Sumeet pawnikar" wrote: > > Hi Valdis, > > Thanks for these steps, > > On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 6:05 PM, wrote: >> >> On Wed, 31 Jul 2013 10:32:59 +0530, you said: >> >> > I am a computer science student. I want to contribute to the open source >> > projects, debugging. A

Re: Getting Started

2013-08-05 Thread Sumeet pawnikar
Hi Valdis, Thanks for these steps, On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 6:05 PM, wrote: > On Wed, 31 Jul 2013 10:32:59 +0530, you said: > > > I am a computer science student. I want to contribute to the open source > > projects, debugging. As it is my first time, i need some guidance. > > (a) You're better

Re: Getting Started

2013-07-31 Thread Valdis . Kletnieks
On Wed, 31 Jul 2013 10:32:59 +0530, you said: > I am a computer science student. I want to contribute to the open source > projects, debugging. As it is my first time, i need some guidance. (a) You're better off replying to the list, as you then get answers from others besides me. Redirecting b

Re: Getting Started

2013-07-30 Thread Valdis . Kletnieks
On Tue, 30 Jul 2013 23:03:24 +0530, Karan Dev said: > hey, I am new here. I'd like to contribute to your organisation. Could > someone guide me along ? We could give you more guidance if we understood *why* you want to contribute. Different people help for different reasons - the advice we give

Getting Started

2013-07-30 Thread Karan Dev
hey, I am new here. I'd like to contribute to your organisation. Could someone guide me along ? ___ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies

Re: Getting started on Linux Kernel Development

2013-06-03 Thread Valdis . Kletnieks
On Sun, 02 Jun 2013 12:43:33 +0200, Bjørn Mork said: > Did everything work as you expected with v3.10-rc3? Is all your > hardware fully supported? If you can answer yes to both those > questions, then try enabling more kernel features and/or hardware until > something breaks. Then fix it :) As

Re: Getting started on Linux Kernel Development

2013-06-02 Thread Bjørn Mork
Daniel Hamacher writes: > My name is Daniel and I am starting out in Linux Kernel development on a > Debian Linux distribution. I followed the steps on kernelnewbies.org and > I am booting now with 3.10.0-rc3+. So I build the compiler and I am also > booting from it. I watched the video from G

Re: Getting started on Linux Kernel Development

2013-05-31 Thread Jonathan Neuschäfer
On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 11:05:13PM +0400, Denis Kirjanov wrote: > Yeah, now you have to find a problem which people are trying to > solve... Keep searching a mailing lists. and that's the only way you > will be able to figure out what you can fix or improve. Also, testing patches posted to the mai

Re: Getting started on Linux Kernel Development

2013-05-31 Thread Denis Kirjanov
Yeah, now you have to find a problem which people are trying to solve... Keep searching a mailing lists. and that's the only way you will be able to figure out what you can fix or improve. On 5/31/13, Daniel Hamacher wrote: > Greetings. > > My name is Daniel and I am starting out in Linux Kernel

Getting started on Linux Kernel Development

2013-05-31 Thread Daniel Hamacher
Greetings. My name is Daniel and I am starting out in Linux Kernel development on a Debian Linux distribution. I followed the steps on kernelnewbies.org and I am booting now with 3.10.0-rc3+. So I build the compiler and I am also booting from it. I watched the video from Greg Kroah-Hartman on h

Re: getting started

2011-08-20 Thread Julie Sullivan
On Sat, Aug 20, 2011 at 4:04 AM, esmaeil mirzaee wrote: > Hi > > On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 11:44 PM, Julie Sullivan > wrote: >>> Also driver staging is always looking for more contributors and you >>> can get a good feel for what is going on on the mailing list: >>> devel.linuxdriverproject.org > T

Re: getting started

2011-08-19 Thread esmaeil mirzaee
Hi On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 11:44 PM, Julie Sullivan wrote: >> Also driver staging is always looking for more contributors and you >> can get a good feel for what is going on on the mailing list: >> devel.linuxdriverproject.org This link is unavailable. >> (de...@linuxdriverproject.org) >> >> Read

Re: getting started

2011-08-19 Thread Julie Sullivan
> Also driver staging is always looking for more contributors and you > can get a good feel for what is going on on the mailing list: > devel.linuxdriverproject.org > (de...@linuxdriverproject.org) > > Read the TODO lists for various drivers in the in the kernel tree in > drivers/staging/ and pick

Re: getting started

2011-08-19 Thread Julie Sullivan
Hi Tyler You can also get ideas from sitting on the mailing list and seeing what others are doing: kernel-janitors.vger.kernel.org (kernel-janit...@vger.kernel.org) Also driver staging is always looking for more contributors and you can get a good feel for what is going on on the mailing list: de

Re: getting started

2011-08-18 Thread Vladimir Murzin
On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 5:26 AM, Littlefield, Tyler wrote: > Hello all: > I'd like to get going working on the kernel (I've tried getting started > the last few times). > On the kernelnewbies page, one of the kernel janitor projects is to > balance out functions and clea

getting started

2011-08-18 Thread Littlefield, Tyler
Hello all: I'd like to get going working on the kernel (I've tried getting started the last few times). On the kernelnewbies page, one of the kernel janitor projects is to balance out functions and clean up code. I'm curious if there would be someone, or a group of someone&#

Getting started with kernel sources [Was: No subject]

2011-06-16 Thread Daniel Baluta
On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 2:41 PM, Venkateswarlu P wrote: > how to understand the kernerl source  files in a simple way > > > what header  files i have to understand first > > > for example  to understand  do_fork() function  for process > creation  which is defined in  kernel/fork.c There'