On Thu, Feb 20, 2020 at 9:43 AM suyash singh <suyashsingh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > So can I work on x86_64 BSP without hardware with simulator? > https://devel.rtems.org/ticket/2898 > > Also out of the prerequisites I only know C programming language but I am > ready to learn everything else. > I think it will be too hard to work on a new BSP/port without the assembly programming language experience in that architecture.
I'd suggest you look for projects for which you possess all/most of the prerequisites (when explicitly stated). Gedare > On Thu, Feb 20, 2020 at 9:13 AM Gedare Bloom <ged...@rtems.org> wrote: >> >> On Wed, Feb 19, 2020 at 6:29 PM Joel Sherrill <j...@rtems.org> wrote: >> > >> > >> > >> > On Wed, Feb 19, 2020, 6:12 PM John Millard <jmill...@sprynet.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> Greetings: >> >> >> >> I took Joel’s week-long class in June. >> > >> > >> > :) Thanks. Hope you enjoyed it. >> > >> >> I’m currently retired and looking for a project, but clearly not a GSoC >> >> guy. The default list of tickets is mostly old or currently assigned. >> > >> > >> > Currently assigned may not mean as much as you think. It is often done by >> > someone to direct the ticket to who wrote the code. I know I often file >> > tickets where I have looked into who is most likely to fix it and assign >> > it to them. >> > >> > For example, I need to file a ticket for breakages building rtems-examples >> > using waf. And when you build RTEMS using rtems6 tools, there are >> > breakages because rtems5 is not replaced with rtems6 is still in some >> > places. I reported both I think this week to devel. >> > >> >> The “open projects” page looks more relevant. I can buy hardware if >> >> somewhat reasonably priced. Having actual hardware would be somewhat >> >> preferred, even if qemu is amazing. I can do assembly (most familiar with >> >> Intel, but open to learning), low-level C down to the hardware, and have >> >> experience with OS level programming and drivers, serial and network >> >> transport, debuggers. >> > >> > >> > If that's the direction you want to go in, the x86_64 port and bsp are >> > incomplete. There should be plenty of room to get things working. This >> > would help ween us off of depending on legacy boot PCs. >> > >> +1 >> >> And so far few students to work on it, and it is a big area to work on. >> >> There is also an open project to improve legacy x86: >> https://devel.rtems.org/ticket/2900 >> >> >> >> >> Is there some priority on the projects? They are all equal, but some are >> >> more equal than others. I can guess the scope on some of them. >> > >> > >> > For the most part, there isn't much priority. If you ask different people, >> > you will likely get different answers. >> > >> >> >> >> Suggestions welcome. >> >> >> >> John >> >> —where there are tools, a will, and a will to build tools there is a way >> >> >> >> _________________________________ >> >> >> >> devel mailing list >> >> devel@rtems.org >> >> http://lists.rtems.org/mailman/listinfo/devel >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> devel mailing list >> >> devel@rtems.org >> >> http://lists.rtems.org/mailman/listinfo/devel >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > devel mailing list >> > devel@rtems.org >> > http://lists.rtems.org/mailman/listinfo/devel >> _______________________________________________ >> devel mailing list >> devel@rtems.org >> http://lists.rtems.org/mailman/listinfo/devel _______________________________________________ devel mailing list devel@rtems.org http://lists.rtems.org/mailman/listinfo/devel
