Kernel Development Learning Pipeline

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. How do I get help in this course?

A: Read this

Q: Where will course communication take place?

Q: How do I connect to the course Matrix server?

A: Read about connecting to the Matrix server here

Q: How do the course login credentials work?

Q: How can I reset my password?

A: Read about it here

Q: How do assignment due dates work?

Q: What happens if I submit after the deadline?

A: The three part assignment submission process is explained here along with due date policies

Q: How do I submit assignments?

A: Read the submission guidelines

Q: How do I structure my commits to prepare them for submission?

Q: How do I locally test that my patches apply?

Q: How do I check for whitespace errors and fix them

A: Check out the commit guidelines

Q: How to I generate patchsets correctly formatted for submission?

A: Read about it here

Q: How do I know if my assignment is accepted?

A: Check out the dashboard

Q: Why was my submission rejected?

A: Here are common reasons why that can happen

Q: How does the Oopsie work?

A: Read all about the Oopsie here

Q: What are patches?

Q: What is the DCO and what do I need it for?

A: We disccuss this in the patch guidelines

Q: What is a cover letter and what content should go in one?

A: If you can believe it, we have a whole page on this

Q: How do I learn git?

A: Here's a very comprehensive guide although we expect some familiarity as a pre-requisite.

Q: What text editor or IDE do you reccommend?

A: Whichever one lets you write code

Q: How do I configure and use mutt?

A: Read about it here

Q: What is a container and what is podman?

A: The podman documentation will help you

Q: What is singularity?

A: Underground Software's novel open source course infrastructure system and patchset-based Learning Management System, created because Canvas et al. are bloat

Q: Why do we need to submit our homework as a patchset?

A: To learn the workflow of upstream Linux kernel development

Q: Can I resubmit my homework before the deadline and how many times can I do it?

A: It's all all you can resubmit buffet

Q: Which version of the upstream Linux kernel will this course operate on?

A: v6.13

Q. How can I get extra credit, and possibly cash?

A: Contribute to the course materials and infrastructure