Two more articles: http://w3.linux-magazine.com/issue/70/Network_Block_Devices.pdf http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7118 On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 10:12 AM, Peter Teoh <htmldeveloper@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Perhaps some URL for the really really newbie: > > On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 12:21 AM, Greg KH <greg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 08:08:12AM +0530, Naval wrote: >>> Thank you very much for replying, I really appreciate your help. >>> >>> >Like the one in the kernel already? >>> >>> Yes. But i am really unable to figure out how kernel does that. > > 1. Lots of googling - focusing on key technical words like "nbd", > otherwise u will get lots of related stuff....which is also good for > general reading. > > 2. Start with high level (and proceed down to network level): > > http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-linux-kernel/ > > http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-linux-networking-stack/ > > and next is the specific block devices via network: > > http://www.mjmwired.net/kernel/Documentation/nbd.txt (which is very > much userspace in fact, and not very helpful as it only effectively > says "nbd works") and the one I found most useful: > > http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/3778 > > http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8149 > > http://www.fi.muni.cz/~kripac/orac-nbd/ > > http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2009/02/nbd-tutorial-network-block-device-jumpstart-guide/ > > http://www.it.uc3m.es/~ptb/nbd/ > > (last one being an enhanced nbd internals....) > > So....as u can see....lots of resources from different places....no > central resources...learn googling. But concurrent with that read a > book in depth on Linux kernel internal will be useful. > > -- > Regards, > Peter Teoh > -- Regards, Peter Teoh -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
