linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1] Fixed to codestyle

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Date:   Mon, 12 Dec 2016 22:54:07 +0200
From:   Ozgur Karatas <okaratas@...ber.fsf.org>
To:     Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>, Eric Sandeen <sandeen@...deen.net>,
        "david@...morbit.com" <david@...morbit.com>
Cc:     "linux-xfs@...r.kernel.org" <linux-xfs@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] Fixed to codestyle

12.12.2016, 22:50, "Joe Perches" <joe@...ches.com>:
> On Mon, 2016-12-12 at 14:41 -0600, Eric Sandeen wrote:
>>  On 12/12/16 2:34 PM, Ozgur Karatas wrote:
>
> []
>>  > Can you tell me the true code style? should use to (* uuid)?
>>  > I'm learn to new and I'm newbies :)
>>
>>  Well, rule #1 for newbies is "code style patches aren't
>>  very useful, and usually are not welcomed by the project."
>
> I'd amend that to
>
> "newbies should only use checkpatch on files in drivers/staging/"
>
> and are generally welcome to do exactly that in order to learn
> how to submit patches appropriately before finding something
> actually useful to change in other areas of the kernel.

Dear Joe;
I understand, thank you very much but I use XFS and I'm trying to learn how to code to XFS filesystems. 
Maybe, I can try for XFS and I need to very learn more :)

Regards,

Ozgur Karatas