Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 1 Jun 2008 02:23:13 +1000 | From | Nick Andrew <> | Subject | Re: CFD: (was [PATCH] Standard indentation of arguments) |
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Suggestions ...
On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 01:46:28AM +0200, Jesper Juhl wrote: > Ok, here's a first (very) rough draft of a KernelNewbieGuide document. > It can certainly be expanded a lot and my grammar and spelling is far > from perfect, but hey, it's a first rough draft :)
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> - Go through the kernel Bugzilla (http://bugzilla.kernel.org/) and see > if you can fix any of the many bugs filed in it. There's a metric > butload of bugs filed in there that need attention.
"buttload"
> As far as tools go, all you really need are the tools compile the > kernel (gcc, make etc) and a text editor to edit the source - vi, > emacs, joe, almost anything will do fine.
"tools _to_ compile the kernel"
> Developing against anything older than the latest stable kernel is > likely to be a waste of effort due to the rapid pace of > development. Once you finish your patch against a several months (or > even weeks) old kernel, your patch runs a great risk of being obsolete > or impossible to apply (this greatly depends on the area you work on > ofcours cince some areas change more rapidly than others, but do try
"of course, since"
> If your patch did not get applied and you recieved an ACK or some
"received"
> criticism about your patch, then your job is easy. If there's a very > explicit rejection of the patch by the maintainer of the code with a > good reason, then don't bother sending it again, it probably will > never be applied. If the patch received improvement suggestions or > other review comments, then you should create a new version of your > patch that adresses the feedback you get and then re-submit (it's > usually a good idea to list what stuff you've adressed when > re-submitting).
"addressed".
I'd probably make a few grammatical changes too. When you're happy with the content and your document is in the tree, I'll submit a patch :-)
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