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+ | * The [http://kernelnewbies.org/ KernelNewbies web site] is specifically dedicated to helping developers learn how to make contributions to the Linux kernel | ||
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* The Outreach Program For Women has an excellent tutorial on the steps for contributing one's first patch to the kernel | * The Outreach Program For Women has an excellent tutorial on the steps for contributing one's first patch to the kernel | ||
** [http://kernelnewbies.org/OPWfirstpatch OPFW First Patch tutorial] | ** [http://kernelnewbies.org/OPWfirstpatch OPFW First Patch tutorial] | ||
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* [http://eudyptula-challenge.org/ Eudyptula Challenge] | * [http://eudyptula-challenge.org/ Eudyptula Challenge] | ||
** This is a series of 20 tasks, managed via e-mail, that help people learn how to work with the kernel and submit patches | ** This is a series of 20 tasks, managed via e-mail, that help people learn how to work with the kernel and submit patches |
Revision as of 14:45, 27 May 2014
This page has information for embedded developers about mainlining patches to the Linux kernel.
Contents
General Resources
- Documentation/HOWTO - kernel document describing how to code for the kernel and contribute
- Documentation/development-process - kernel documents describing the kernel development process
Presentations
Greg KH has a great presentation about how the community works, with links to references for getting started:
Training, tutorials and challenges
- The KernelNewbies web site is specifically dedicated to helping developers learn how to make contributions to the Linux kernel
- There's a "To Do" list of small tasks that are ready for development, here http://kernelnewbies.org/KernelJanitors/Todo
- The Outreach Program For Women has an excellent tutorial on the steps for contributing one's first patch to the kernel
- Eudyptula Challenge
- This is a series of 20 tasks, managed via e-mail, that help people learn how to work with the kernel and submit patches
- LWN.net article http://lwn.net/Articles/599231/