Re: [PATCH] pr_info("I changed uvcvideo driver in the Linux Kernel\n");

[Andrzej Pietrasiewicz]

Hi,

W dniu 10.01.2023 o 00:39, Xiaxi Shen pisze:
> Hi Andrzej,
>
> Thanks for your advice.
> It is my first time to send a patch, I will definitely check my explanation 
> according to relevant guidelines before my future submission

I recommend reading:

Documentation/process/*.

Regards,

Andrzej

> Yours sincerely,
> Xiaxi Shen
>
> Andrzej Pietrasiewicz <andrzej.p@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:andrzej.p@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> 
> 于2023年1月9日周一 08:14写道：
>
>     Hello XiaxiShen,
>
>       From Documentation/process/researcher-guidelines.rst:
>
>     "The Linux kernel community expects that everyone interacting with the
>     project is participating in good faith to make Linux better."
>
>     Please explain how your patch will make Linux better. "I added a pr_info()
>     which emits information unrelated to work of the driver" is not enough of an
>     explanation.
>
>     Failing to do so and to adhere to the expectation quoted above
>     you risk any patches to the kernel submitted by you being disregarded.
>
>     Andrzej
>
>     W dniu 30.12.2022 o 04:46, XiaxiShen pisze:
>      > Signed-off-by: XiaxiShen <shenxiaxi26@xxxxxxxxx
>     <mailto:shenxiaxi26@xxxxxxxxx>>
>      > ---
>      >   drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c | 2 ++
>      >   1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
>      >
>      > diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c
>     b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c
>      > index e4bcb5011360..60778a5a2b4e 100644
>      > --- a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c
>      > +++ b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c
>      > @@ -2082,6 +2082,8 @@ static int uvc_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
>      >               (const struct uvc_device_info *)id->driver_info;
>      >       int function;
>      >       int ret;
>      > +     pr_info("I changed uvcvideo driver in the Linux Kernel\n");
>      > +
>      >
>      >       /* Allocate memory for the device and initialize it. */
>      >       dev = kzalloc(sizeof(*dev), GFP_KERNEL);