Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 26 Aug 2021 10:39:20 +0200 | From | Greg KH <> | Subject | Re: Contributing to drivers/staging area |
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On Fri, Aug 20, 2021 at 04:45:15PM +0200, Len Baker wrote: > Hi Greg, > > I am a kernel newbie in the path to find an area where to contribute > on. I have sent some patches before (simple ones) but I would like > to find some driver to contribute on and if possible mantain in the > future. Due to the big amount of drivers in staging, and my lack > of experience and specific hardware: > > Are there any driver in the staging area that not requires specific > hardware? I have only access to an old laptop with 4 processors:
I think all drivers in staging relate to real hardware, so I would recommend just buying one of the cheap devices for the drivers. I just purchased one of the USB wifi devices for under 20 euros, so it is possible.
good luck!
greg k-h
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