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Please update kernel commits to be in sync with latest firmware

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Refactor
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
c, linux

Research direction

Start by reviewing the repository's recent commit history and the reported kernel version from uname -a, then determine which firmware release and kernel commits are expected to match. The issue is complete only when the repository reflects the agreed latest firmware synchronization, but the target firmware and affected files are not specified.

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Description

Repo hasn't been updated since July.

hollywood:/ $ uname -a
Linux localhost 4.19.81+ #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Dec 4 20:15:14 PST 2020 aarch64

Dominant language
C
Stars
189
Forks
41
PR merge metrics
No merged PRs in 30d

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

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