linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] cxl/memdev: automate cleanup with _

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <CAH4c4j+ahO6yREWAQbm3ZXykASmjyEh2dzPGE0Jhj+j71qT5vw@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2025 20:42:22 +0530
From: Pranav Tyagi <pranav.tyagi03@...il.com>
To: Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc: Robert Richter <rrichter@....com>, dave@...olabs.net, jonathan.cameron@...wei.com, 
	dave.jiang@...el.com, alison.schofield@...el.com, vishal.l.verma@...el.com, 
	ira.weiny@...el.com, dan.j.williams@...el.com, linux-cxl@...r.kernel.org, 
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, ming.li@...omail.com, peterz@...radead.org, 
	skhan@...uxfoundation.org, linux-kernel-mentees@...ts.linux.dev
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] cxl/memdev: automate cleanup with __free()

On Thu, Jun 26, 2025 at 8:26 PM Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Jun 26, 2025 at 08:02:10PM +0530, Pranav Tyagi wrote:
> > Thank you for the feedback. I understand your concerns and completely
> > agree with your reasoning. Please pardon my misjudgment in sending this
> > patch. I am still a beginner with kernel development and learning to
> > better assess what makes a meaningful contribution.
>
> I suggest you start in drivers/staging/ which is specifically designed
> for beginners to get involved without having to bother other maintainers :)
>
> thanks,
>
> greg k-h

Hi Greg,

Thank you for the suggestion. I’ll start looking into
drivers/staging/ and focus my efforts there. I appreciate your
patience and guidance.

Regards
Pranav Tyagi