Write and Submit your first Linux kernel Patch

[balkiprasanna1984]

Thank you very much ... Very informative ...

[Vatar88]

I used to program the Linux kernel like you until I deallocatted a pointer to the knee.

[numba1netsfan]

I have "The C Programming Language" and "Linux Kernel Developement 2nd edition" are these good books for kernel hacking? The second book is published by novell i believe.

[bluezhudong]

It's really great ! I will try to submit a patch to the upstream!

[koolkd12]

3 people use windows

[TheMeanEYE]

I love this guy!

[newe3]

Great talk, it demystifies submitting Linux kernel patches and he is very easy and interesting to listen to.

[numba1netsfan]

@newe3 yea I think the problem for me is and was (im starting to actually grasp it) is thinking of the kernel as some untameable beast. Now that im looking at it as my bitch im starting to learn it. Its actually a strange program

[hyperthreaded]

It seems to me that you *can* have automated tests for hardware by emulating the hardware and running the kernel to be tested in a virtual machine.

[Xiah123]

D: OMG 41 mins.!NO FAR :(

[TheSniperofDeath]

git rulez

[HHBones]

I now submitted my patch. A line wrapped, and a #include got chipped off, so it wasn't usable. Plus it was pretty bogus anyway. Better luck next time.

[moveaxebx]

I created small module/kernel for my device attached to com port. Let me tell you one thing...it's pretty easy. Great kernel API. Problem is....linux doesn't have problems with drivers like they used to...all manufactures now provide their own drivers or they throw documentation to kernel.org and more expirienced hackers write driver in couple of days, so you don't get a chance.

[paraneetharanc]

Very gud presentation.. this guy is awesomely explaining things

[chanvts]

great lecturing! excellent job sir!

[maxx666mayhem]

awesome



[HHBones]

Two people missed the "like" button. How sad.

[GaMiNgLow]

how do people right in ring0

[zownix]

I'm guessing it's sugar but I'm not sure.

[s2hey]

Completely noob question, but which desktop environment is that on the computer?

[KusuriRX]

@s2hey

he states it, its moblin

[lordmetroid]

@KusuriRX No he says it is Goblin, the SUSE version of Moblin.

[Ormaaj]

I thought the entire purpose of git was to be distributed and not use patches. Everyone could just run their own git server (so long as your computer is on)

[logicinduction]

@Ormaaj good catch !

[unruheGER]

@Ormaaj I think you got "distributed" wrong in this context. It merely means "not centralized" and that you will get the whole history and meta if you pull instead of just a working copy. you will have your own git repository but in order to get your code officially released you'd want to have it in someone elses repo (e.g. linus's, maintainers)

With patches you wont have to get write access to the central sever and cannot mess with the main code. This is the way to go in OSS development.

[linux786]

Great lecture. Shows how easy it is to start contributing to the kernel. I will start doing so right away!

[logicinduction]

@linux786 not really.

[exiquio]

@linux786 did you (contribute to the linux kernel)?

[yon2004]

OMG the best video ever

[venkychunky1]

Awesome!