a Linux device driver
Hello, I am an experienced Linux kernel and driver developer and have some time! I like to develop a driver for Linux open source. Any recommendations what device driver is missing and open source community could benefit from a new driver or enhance some existing driver? Where could I go for such information?
On Mon, 04 Jun 2018 15:49:37 -0700, Abu Rasheda said:
Any recommendations what device driver is missing and open source community could benefit from a new driver or enhance some existing driver?
Short answer: One that you have the hardware for so you can actually test your code. Nobody wants to see a driver for a Frobnozz 9000 graphics card written by somebody who doesn't have access to a Frobmozz 9000 card for testing. Long answer: https://lists.kernelnewbies.org/pipermail/kernelnewbies/2017-April/017765.ht...
05.06.2018, 08:57, "valdis.kletnieks@vt.edu" <valdis.kletnieks@vt.edu>:
On Mon, 04 Jun 2018 15:49:37 -0700, Abu Rasheda said:
Any recommendations what device driver is missing and open source community could benefit from a new driver or enhance some existing driver?
Short answer: One that you have the hardware for so you can actually test your code. Nobody wants to see a driver for a Frobnozz 9000 graphics card written by somebody who doesn't have access to a Frobmozz 9000 card for testing.
Long answer: https://lists.kernelnewbies.org/pipermail/kernelnewbies/2017-April/017765.ht...
in addition, You can browse the staging directory in the kernel source and check. Regards Ozgur
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On Tue, Jun 5, 2018 at 1:51 AM, Ozgur Kara <o@zgur.org> wrote:
05.06.2018, 08:57, "valdis.kletnieks@vt.edu" <valdis.kletnieks@vt.edu>:
On Mon, 04 Jun 2018 15:49:37 -0700, Abu Rasheda said:
Any recommendations what device driver is missing and open source community could benefit from a new driver or enhance some existing driver?
Short answer: One that you have the hardware for so you can actually test your code. Nobody wants to see a driver for a Frobnozz 9000 graphics card written by somebody who doesn't have access to a Frobmozz 9000 card for testing.
wondering which hardware is missing a driver, I can try yo buy/acquire the hardware
Long answer: https://lists.kernelnewbies.org/pipermail/kernelnewbies/ 2017-April/017765.html
right now, I am in a mood to write a driver, not testing :)
in addition,
You can browse the staging directory in the kernel source and check.
will do thanks Regards
Ozgur
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On Tue, 05 Jun 2018 13:51:54 -0700, Abu Rasheda said:
right now, I am in a mood to write a driver, not testing :)
Can you, in a few sentences, explain why the Linux community wants a driver written by somebody who wanted to write a driver but didn't want to do the testing needed to ensure it doesn't blow up the card, or burn out the USB hub, or turn your dog green?
On Tue, Jun 5, 2018 at 2:06 PM, <valdis.kletnieks@vt.edu> wrote:
On Tue, 05 Jun 2018 13:51:54 -0700, Abu Rasheda said:
right now, I am in a mood to write a driver, not testing :)
Can you, in a few sentences, explain why the Linux community wants a driver written by somebody who wanted to write a driver but didn't want to do the testing needed to ensure it doesn't blow up the card, or burn out the USB hub, or turn your dog green?
I was talking about kernel testing. In the long answer link you sent, it talks about testing new kernels :)
Abu Rasheda <rcpilot2010@gmail.com> writes:
wondering which hardware is missing a driver, I can try yo buy/acquire the hardware
No need to buy any hardware. Just look around you and see what you already have. If you don't see anything you want to write a driver for, then maybe you shouldn't. Bjørn
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