Hi! On 11:42 Tue 11 Nov , Bartek Dolewski wrote: > I started my journey with linux kernel some year ago. I mean writing > modules, reading kernel`s source code. I created nothing special, some > character devices, several modules with files in /proc directory but > i`m familar with digging into source, Linux kernel doesn`t scary me :) > According to the Kernelnewbies.org: "People specialise". That`s right. > I`m interested mostly in network internals in kernel and I want do > start my adventure with it, but I completely don`t know how to do > this. If you have some links, docs, pdf`s or whatever about networking > and of course some tips just where to start coding & reading, I`ll be > ultra-deluxe-hyper glad :) - where to start coding & reading The network layer consists of multiple parts, e.g. connection handling, routing, queues, drivers, ... Each has its own issues. The area which interests you is a good point to start. If you do not know what these parts do and what their limits are, you can start with some experiments, e.g.: - turn a sniffer on and try to find out the purpose of the fields - play around with hping - play around with netem and other qdiscs and how performance is influenced by various settings - do some of the things described at "linux advanced routing and traffic control" -Michi --- programing a layer 3+4 network protocol for mesh networks see http://michaelblizek.twilightparadox.com -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
