Re: [PATCHv2 wpan-misc] website: add opentask section in developing

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On Sun, Apr 12, 2015 at 12:16:28PM +0200, Alexander Aring wrote:
> This patch adds an open task section in developing. So maybe if somebody
> has too much time he/she can pick tasks from it and send patches.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alexander Aring <alex.aring@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  - fix 802.1.54 to 802.15.4
>  - fix ". crypto" to ". Crypto"
>  - add network-manager entry
>  - add socket cleanup/fix entry
> 
>  website/index.txt | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 25 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/website/index.txt b/website/index.txt
> index 2f007d5..0a135e2 100644
> --- a/website/index.txt
> +++ b/website/index.txt
> @@ -122,6 +122,31 @@ All patches should be send to <linux-wpan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> and based on bluetoot
>  For wpan-tools checkout the https://github.com/linux-wpan/wpan-tools[wpan-tools] repository. Also send patches to <linux-wpan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> for it with a "wpan-tools" tag.
>  The same for https://github.com/linux-wpan/wpan-misc[wpan-misc].
>  
> +Open Tasks
> +~~~~~~~~~~
> +
> +* There is a lot of missing features for enum definition to some string definition in iwpan which can be lookup in 802.15.4 standard. Words say more than numbers...
> +** channel/page to frequency
> +** cca modes/opts
> +** no aret mode for max_frame_retires -1
> +** etc
> +* Missing features which wireless has and wpan not. Since we based our implementation on wireless we should sync "good patches" from wireless branch.
> +** Something like http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg321088.html[net: nl80211 - pass name_assign_type to rdev_add_virtual_intf()]
> +** trace functionality for rdev/driver_ops http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/bluetooth/bluetooth-next.git/tree/net/wireless/rdev-ops.h[rdev-ops.h] and
> +http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/bluetooth/bluetooth-next.git/tree/net/mac80211/driver-ops.h[driver-ops.h]
> +** Whatever you want and find
> +* rework
> +** missing features in nl802154, crypto etc.
> +** new frame parsing style in mac802154 and ieee802154 based on mac80211 frame parsing design. Draft is https://github.com/linux-wpan/linux-wpan-next/blob/wpan_rework_rfc/net/mac802154/rx.c[mac802154 rx] and
> +https://github.com/linux-wpan/linux-wpan-next/blob/wpan_rework_rfc/net/ieee802154/6lowpan/rx.c[6LoWPAN]. Crypto need to be done at first, otherwise I can't test it.
> +** remove cb context from dev_hard_header and introduce generic header generation functions like https://github.com/linux-wpan/linux-wpan-next/blob/wpan_rework_rfc/net/ieee802154/header_ops.c#L80[header_ops]. Here too, crypto need to be done at first.
> +* systemd
> +** add basic functionality for nl802154 and 6lowpan setup in systemd-networkd
> +* network-manager
> +* devicetree extended addr setting, draft is here http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-wpan/msg01503.html[ieee802154: add usual way to get extended address via device tree]
> +* RPL? - not our job, need to go through ipv6 netdev community, but we should do something to have a "started" mainline solution.
> +* cleanup/fix 802.15.4 af raw/dgram socket code. We should use bluetooth socket code as example.
> +

ACK, very helpful.

As a follow up I'd be nice to know what's missing on the interop side
(e.g. to talk to contiki or what else exists) - in case anybody knows
this already.

Cheers,
 -- Guido
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