Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 30 Jun 2005 11:18:21 +0200 (CEST) | From | Geert Uytterhoeven <> | Subject | Re: A new soldier |
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On Wed, 29 Jun 2005, Arnd Bergmann wrote: > If you are looking for something bigger with a steep learning curve, > you could try to do a sample architecture implementation like > arch/skeleton and include/asm-skeleton, along the lines of the > original include/asm-generic directory (asm-generic now serves > as a place to put code that is the same on most archs but is different > on others). > > Most new architectures that are added keep copying hacks and obsolete > code from one of the existing trees, so it would be really nice to > have a clean starting point for those who don't have as much time to > find the correct solution as a CS student ;-). > > You would surely learn a lot about the architecture specific parts > of the kernel and do something useful without the danger of breaking > code that other people depend on, but it's a lot of work. > Maybe that can also be done by more that one person.
Sounds like an excellent idea to me! I'm eager to try `make ARCH=skeleton'!
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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