How to contribute to the linux kernel


Hi all,

I am an embedded software engineer. I use Linux every day, and I appreciate its neatness and simplicity.

One day, I watched a video from Greg: https://youtu.be/LLBrBBImJt4, and I started wondering if maybe I could contribute to the Linux kernel. So, I sent a very simple (and maybe stupid) patch to the community:

> On Fri, Aug 30, 2024 at 04:54:38PM +0800, Qianqiang Liu wrote:
> There is no need to add parentheses around 'devcode != 0x0000' and
> 'devcode != 0x9320'
> 
> Signed-off-by: Qianqiang Liu <[email protected]>
> ---
> drivers/staging/fbtft/fb_ili9320.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/fbtft/fb_ili9320.c b/drivers/staging/fbtft/fb_ili9320.c
> index 0be7c2d51548..409b54cc562e 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/fbtft/fb_ili9320.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/fbtft/fb_ili9320.c
> @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ static int init_display(struct fbtft_par *par)
>    devcode = read_devicecode(par);
>    fbtft_par_dbg(DEBUG_INIT_DISPLAY, par, "Device code: 0x%04X\n",
>              devcode);
> -    if ((devcode != 0x0000) && (devcode != 0x9320))
> +    if (devcode != 0x0000 && devcode != 0x9320)
>        dev_warn(par->info->device,
>             "Unrecognized Device code: 0x%04X (expected 0x9320)\n",
>            devcode);
> -- 
> 2.39.2


It turns out that the patch was rejected.

So, my question is: how can I start contributing to the Linux kernel? Maybe I could start by fixing some small bugs?

Thanks,
Qianqiang Liu

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