linux-kernel - Re: The sheer number of sparse warnings in the kernel

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Date:	Thu, 27 Feb 2014 09:27:48 +0100
From:	Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>
To:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
CC:	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: The sheer number of sparse warnings in the kernel

Am 27.02.2014 00:25, schrieb Borislav Petkov:
> On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 02:49:26PM -0800, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>> What do we need to do to actually make our tools be able to do work
>> for us? Newbie projects to clean up?
> 
> It certainly would be a much better way for newbies to get involved than
> all the useless OCD-jerking off that floats back and forth nowadays. And
> who knows, newbies might *actually* even learn something while doing
> that.
> 
> Btw, rw could help with the newbie project, I think.

Yeah, on #kernelnewbies newbies often ask how they can help.
Maybe a short info on http://kernelnewbies.org/ how to deal with sparse
would help too.

Thanks,
//richard
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