BeagleBone kernel dev

beaglebone-kernel-dev.sh

$ git clone https://github.com/beagleboard/linux.git
$ cd linux
$ git checkout 4.4
$ git checkout -b new-stuff

# make changes...

# build:

$ fakeroot make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf- bb.org_defconfig
$ fakeroot make -j8 ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf- deb-pkg

# install and test on BeagleBone:

$ scp ../*.deb bbb:/root/
$ ssh bbb
$ dpkg -i *.deb

# check and fix your formatting:

$ ./scripts/checkpatch.pl --file --terse path/to/changed_file

# commit changes (making sure to commit separate changes separately):

$ git commit -s -v

# use proper commit message formatting (http://www.openembedded.org/wiki/Commit_Patch_Message_Guidelines)

# Generate and check patch:

$ git format-patch 4.4..new-stuff
$ ./scripts/checkpatch.pl [the-new-patch-file].patch