hkml: Mailing Tool for Simple Linux Kernel Development
Talkat Open Source Summit Japan + AI_dev: Open Source GenAI & ML Summit + Automotive Linux Summit 2025 · 2025-12-08..12-10·
summary
hkml is a terminal CLI that fetches mailing-list threads from public-inbox or local mbox files, auto-runs checkpatch.pl, and formats + sends patch series via git send-email with recipients gathered from get_maintainer.pl. It downloads and applies patches, supports tagging/drafts, an interactive TUI, and auto-builds cover letters and msgid links. It targets Linux kernel/DAMON workflows, started in 2019, widened in 2024, and is available on GitHub.
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chapters (13)
- 0:00Introduction and speaker background
- 1:02Linux kernel development process overview
- 7:28Challenges with mailing list tools
- 9:59Introducing HKML mailing tool
- 10:43Setting up and reading mailing lists
- 13:17Interactive UI and mail navigation
- 16:51Reading personal mails via MBOX
- 18:20Tagging and organizing emails
- 19:54Replying to emails with HKML
- 23:58Writing new emails without patches
- 26:11Downloading and reviewing patches
- 30:10Formatting and sending patch series
- 39:59Additional features and Q&A
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