netdev - Re: [PATCH 00/22] Replace comments with C99 initializers

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Date:   Mon, 28 Mar 2022 13:20:14 -0700
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     Benjamin Stürz <benni@...erz.xyz>
Cc:     Kalle Valo <kvalo@...nel.org>,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/22] Replace comments with C99 initializers

On Mon, 28 Mar 2022 13:51:42 +0200 Benjamin Stürz wrote:
> > Just a small tip: If you are new, start with something small and learn
> > from that. Don't do a controversial big patchset spanning multiple
> > subsystems, that's the hard way to learn things. First submit one patch
> > at a time to one subsystem and gain understanding of the process that
> > way.
> 
> I actually thought this would be such simple thing. Do you know of any
> good thing where to start? I already looked into drivers/staging/*/TODO
> and didn't found something for me personally.

FWIW on the netdev side there's work coming to convert a set of features
from unsigned long to a BITMAP which will require converting a lot of
drivers to an explicit helpers from direct access.

https://lore.kernel.org/all/20220324154932.17557-14-shenjian15@huawei.com/

If it seems interesting enough you can try reaching out to Jian Shen.