Hi Kees, > > I'm Shyam, currently working in linux kernel and embedded domain. > > > > I'm interested work in Kernel Self Protection Project. > > > > Would you please suggest which task should i pick ? > > > > I'd like to pick some simple task to get started. > > I see a list of todo [1] but this page is not updated since 31st October > > I've updated this list now. Sorry for the delay! Thanks for this update. > > I don't have much experience in linux kernel so I'm not sure to pick which particular task, please suggest me some task. > > One item on there that looks pretty simple and would get you started > would be to regularized the use of three different macros that all do > the same thing: replace sizeof_field() and SIZEOF_FIELD() with the > more common FIELD_SIZEOF() > > $ git grep '\bsizeof_field\b' | wc -l > 30 These are spreaded all over kernel source tree. > $ git grep '\bSIZEOF_FIELD\b' | wc -l > 2 This was added recently and I think we will need a checkpatch entry to warn developers about this. > $ git grep '\bFIELD_SIZEOF\b' | wc -l > 291 > > Which likely means moving the FIELD_SIZEOF macro into > include/linux/stddef.h for reuse in offsetofend(). My only concern is, if it picked by different maintainers then it may break some other trees. I think it should be picked by single maintainer so which tree should I submit these changes ? Thanks a lot, Shyam
