Hi Jakub, I just realised I was looking at the 2017 organisations, not the 2018 ones. Sad to hear the Microkernel devroom did not get accepted. I was really looking forward to applying here, because the other operating systems orgs have relatively tougher (and most aren't even related to core kernel programming - the part I'm most interested in) projects, and I'm a beginner.
That being said, if I find time this summer (or during the current semester), I'd still like to work on the project. But I can't say anything for sure because I don't know yet what I'll be doing this summer. Thanks for your response. I'll keep you posted if I ever decide to work on #11. Pratyush Yadav On Sun, Feb 18, 2018 at 12:52 AM, Jakub Jermář <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Pratyush, > > On 02/17/2018 08:04 PM, Pratyush Yadav wrote: > > I plan to apply for GSoC this summer and I want to work on #11 > > <http://www.helenos.org/ticket/11> (Support PAE on ia32). I have > > downloaded the sources and built the kernel. Now I want to make some > > small contribution. The How to Contribute > > <http://www.helenos.org/wiki/HowToContribute> wiki page lists some good > > first patches, but none of them are related to the memory management > > subsystem. Taking a quick look through all the open tickets, I found no > > patches that are relatively easy and related to memory management. #385 > > <http://www.helenos.org/ticket/385> (Support address space identifiers > > on amd64) sounds interesting, but it looks like a large time investment, > > and I'm not sure if I should go for it. Maybe I missed something? If any > > of you have an idea about a memory management related problem, point me > > to it. > > First of all, thanks for your interest in HelenOS and welcome to our > mailing list! > > I am slightly confused when you mention HelenOS as your choice for this > year's GSoC. Surely you must have noticed that the Microkernel devroom > was not accepted as a mentor organization in 2018. > > In order to answer your question anyway, even though one clearly cannot > participate on a HelenOS project this year, something small such as > detecting the hw feature (PAE or PCID) would have done. > > > Otherwise, is it fine if I work on an unrelated bug? Any specific ticket > > you would like to recommend? > > Yes, that would have been fine. No preferences here. > > Jakub >
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