Re: suggestions for good in-kernel examples of simple ethernet/PHY drivers?

2018-08-30 Thread valdis . kletnieks
On Thu, 30 Aug 2018 13:27:13 -0400, "Robert P. J. Day" said: > i'm already looking at that, but what i wanted was an example of an > existing, physical driver that shows how simple the design can be (if > such a thing exists). For some reason, engineers building network devices almost never

Re: suggestions for good in-kernel examples of simple ethernet/PHY drivers?

2018-08-30 Thread Robert P. J. Day
On Thu, 30 Aug 2018, Woody Wu wrote: > Maybe the dummy NIC driver? > > On Thu, Aug 30, 2018 at 7:52 PM wrote: >    while i'm actually learning about the intricacies of the kernel > networking > stack, i was looking for what would be really good examples of existing > network

Re: suggestions for good in-kernel examples of simple ethernet/PHY drivers?

2018-08-30 Thread Woody Wu
Maybe the dummy NIC driver? On Thu, Aug 30, 2018 at 7:52 PM wrote: >while i'm actually learning about the intricacies of the kernel > networking > stack, i was looking for what would be really good examples of existing > network drivers that could be used as examples for future tutorials,

suggestions for good in-kernel examples of simple ethernet/PHY drivers?

2018-08-30 Thread rpjday
while i'm actually learning about the intricacies of the kernel networking stack, i was looking for what would be really good examples of existing network drivers that could be used as examples for future tutorials, as nothing is as informational as seeing something that actually works.