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authorantrik <antrik@users.sf.net>2009-03-16 16:42:23 +0100
committerantrik <antrik@users.sf.net>2009-03-18 19:23:02 +0100
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Sound support GSoC task: Rework exercise ideas
Make a generic remark on what the exercise should involve. Only briefly mention porting drivers as a possible exercise task; add an alternative suggestion (random device).
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@@ -33,8 +33,10 @@ in user-space is feasible. <!-- TODO. Elaborate. -->
Possible mentors: ?
-Exercise: Take a newer driver for a device in one of the subsystems we already
-implement (disk or network) from a newer Linux version, or some other operating
-system, and try to port it so that it runs in the existing driver framework.
-The port needn't be elegant or complete; but it would be nice if you could get
-it to work at least partially...
+Exercise: This project requires kernel (driver framework) hacking as well as
+some Hurd server hacking; so the exercise should involve either of these, or
+even both. You could for example port some newer driver to run in the existing
+framework (see the [[device_driver|driver_glue_code]] project descrption), or
+try to make some fix(es) to the [unfinished random device
+implementation](http://savannah.gnu.org/patch/?6088) created by Michael
+Casadevall.