On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 1:49 AM, Alejandro del Rio <scasbyte@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm completely new to linux kernel development and I would like to > make a very first contribution by "cleaning" some files. I noticed > that the script checkpatch.pl (inside scripts/ folder) report lots of > style errors on some drivers. > For example try running ./scripts/checkpatch.pl --file > drivers/video/*, you will notice that most of the files contain style > issues. > > My questions are: Is people actively fixing this? Maybe they are not > very interested on fixing this typos... Otherwise, could I contribute > by submitting patches on this? Hi Alejandro, The best to figure out is sending the patches ;-) > And finally, if I do so, to who should I show this fixes? > Once you have the patch. You can use ./scripts/get_maintainer.pl to know who is expecting to receive your patch. It is only a suggestion not something to follow strictly. Common sense will tell you if you need to cc someone else or not. Hope it helps, -- Javier Martínez Canillas (+34) 682 39 81 69 Barcelona, Spain -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs
