Re: How to start with network development in Linux Kernel ?

2008-11-12 Thread Michael Blizek
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 int

RE: How to start with network development in Linux Kernel ?

2008-11-12 Thread Madhukar.Mythri
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] escreveu: >> >> >> I feel, better to start from application to low level driver, as >> follows: >> > - Try to understand/Analyze all Layers(L2,L3,L4) headers, by writing >> your own packet sniffer application. > >> - Try to understand the basic protocols, like ARP, TCP/UDP. >

Re: How to start with network development in Linux Kernel ?

2008-11-12 Thread Alan Menegotto
[EMAIL PROTECTED] escreveu: I feel, better to start from application to low level driver, as follows: - Try to understand/Analyze all Layers(L2,L3,L4) headers, by writing your own packet sniffer application. - Try to understand the basic protocols, like ARP, TCP/UDP. - Try to understand the

RE: How to start with network development in Linux Kernel ?

2008-11-11 Thread Madhukar.Mythri
I feel, better to start from application to low level driver, as follows: - Try to understand/Analyze all Layers(L2,L3,L4) headers, by writing your own packet sniffer application. - Try to understand the basic protocols, like ARP, TCP/UDP. - Try to understand the network packet flow(Tx/Rx), f

Re: How to start with network development in Linux Kernel ?

2008-11-11 Thread Frédéric Weisbecker
2008/11/11 Bartek Dolewski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > 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 sour

Re: How to start with network development in Linux Kernel ?

2008-11-11 Thread Chris Larson
On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 9:45 AM, Thomas Petazzoni <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Le Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:42:37 +0100, > "Bartek Dolewski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a écrit : > >> I started my journey with linux kernel some year ago. I mean writing >> modules, reading kernel`s source code. I created nothing

Re: How to start with network development in Linux Kernel ?

2008-11-11 Thread Thomas Petazzoni
Le Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:42:37 +0100, "Bartek Dolewski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a écrit : > 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

Re: How to start with network development in Linux Kernel ?

2008-11-11 Thread Dragos Tatulea
- Linux Foundation net wiki [1]: Random bits about networking in linux kernel. - kernel/doc dir: Random bits of info. - "Understanding Linux Network Internals" by Christian Benvenuti: A bit outdated they say, full of gory details :). - "Where linux documentation hides" by Rob Landley [2]: Hints on

How to start with network development in Linux Kernel ?

2008-11-11 Thread Bartek Dolewski
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 Ke