<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">I am also kernel newbie, I started Eucalyptula challenge challenge 4 months back, till now I have completed 4 tasks and submitted result for 5th task two months back, till now I have not received any response from little.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">So during this time I wanted occupy with other kernel stuff, can please share how to proceed with "TODOs in the staging area drive" you mentioned below.It will be more helpful for me and other newbies to involve in kernel development activity.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Thanks&regards,</div><div class="gmail_extra">Madhu</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Hi,<div><br></div><div>The ideal way to start is to write some basic kernel drivers. Look for the tutorial at the following links -</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>1. Linux Device Drivers 3 examples updated to work in recent kernels <a href="http://examples.oreilly.com/9780596005900/">http://examples.oreilly.com/9780596005900/</a><br></div><div>2. <a href="http://opensourceforu.com/author/anil-kumar-pugalia/page/3/">http://opensourceforu.com/author/anil-kumar-pugalia/page/3/</a><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Once you are done and want to pick up a real task -</div><div><br></div><div>1. Try to implement a TODO in staging area drivers -</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://lxr.free-electrons.com/source/drivers/staging/">http://lxr.free-electrons.com/source/drivers/staging/</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>Most of these folders have a TODO file and maintainer info.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>2. <span style="font-size:12.8px">Sign up for a coverity account and join the Linux project.</span></div><span class="im" style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span><a href="https://scan.coverity.com/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-size:12.8px">https://scan.<span class="">coverity</span>.com/</a><br style="font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-size:12.8px">You would get regular <span class="" style="font-size:12.8px">Coverity</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> scans of kernel. You can fix one of these get started.</span><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div></div><div><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div> Heh... it's called the eudyptula challenge, not the eucalyptus challenge. Also,<br></div></div></div></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
please don't top-post.<br>
<br></blockquote></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Sorry for top-posting and the typo.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards,<div>Saket Sinha</div></div><div><br></div></div></div></div>