My first patch to the Linux kernel

(pooladkhay.com)

51 points | by pooladkhay 2 days ago

4 comments

  • foltik 1 minute ago
    Well done and great writeup! Any idea why the bug hadn’t shown up sooner, like when running self tests?
  • ashwinnair99 33 minutes ago
    The first one always takes way longer than the code itself deserves. Most of the work is figuring out the unwritten rules, not writing the patch.
    • yu3zhou4 30 minutes ago
      Can confirm that it also happens in other complex systems! Still a lot of good time and the novelty factor helps with pushing through
    • seb1204 20 minutes ago
      Sand that after so many years these rules are still not written down.
  • mbana 24 minutes ago
    I love these kind of posts.
  • yu3zhou4 31 minutes ago
    Congrats and happy for you, you had a lot of fun and did something genuinely interesting