[openbeosnetteam] Re: FreeBSD *netperf* stack port summer project anyone?

Philippe,

I think that sounds like a really good idea.  

How does this affect the work I'm doing on a DHCP client?  Does their
stack that you are proposing porting have one?

Let me be clear: I'm happy to continue working on the DHCP client I'm
working on, and I am just as happy to use theirs if they have one and it
is better.  I just want what is best for Haiku.

Just let me know what you want me to do.  I don't think I'll have time
to help with this port.

--David Enderson

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> [mailto:openbeosnetteam-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
> Philippe Houdoin
> Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 11:21
> To: openbeosnetteam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [openbeosnetteam] FreeBSD *netperf* stack port 
> summer project anyone?
> 
> 
> Hi guys,
> 
> Indeed, it's really quiet.
> 
> At least, Nathan Whitehorn and I had some talks on #haiku IRC 
> channel recently about (again) porting their net stack code, 
> but the FreeBSD 5.x one because now it's multithreaded code. 
> The idea main objective is quickly resolve our main issues 
> with the current stack code:
> - stability (proven one minus our own, smaller, code)
> - maintenance (FreeBSD guys do it for us)
> - features progress
> 
> You'll find more info about FreeBSD network stack "netperf" 
> project here: http://www.freebsd.org/projects/netperf
> 
> Robert Watson from the netperf project have some slides 
> presenting the project. It worth reading them: 
> http://www.watson.org/~robert/freebsd/netperf/20050513-bsdcan-netperf/
> 
> As I just start to look into their source code, it's too 
> early for me to comment in details the "what, who and how" 
> about such project. Anyway, I think it's my duty to throw 
> some plan at least:
> 
> a) Quick port. If it's not done after, lets say, 2 
> (man-)months of effort, we should drop the idea. That's why 
> we talked Nathan and I about a summer project: let's try to 
> do this during the summer time ;-)
> 
> b) Braindead port as possible: no redesign, no 
> modularisation, nothing except the mandatory stuff to make 
> run their code under BeOS and/or Haiku.
> 
> That mean we'll drop the protocols & interfaces as modules 
> design. Instead, let's put all into a single kernel module. 
> "fat" core module design, if you
> want:
> 
> /dev/net/stack <-> add-ons/kernel/network/freebsd_stack <-> 
> /dev/net/* interfaces devices.
> 
> We must reuse some code from our current 
> network/interface/ethernet module to adapt it to bridge 
> FreeBSD interface API and BeOS/Haiku /dev/net/* network devices.
> 
> c) Limited userland stuffs impacted.
> 
> Let's focus on the stack internals first, right.
> 
> 
> 
> So, what do you think?
> Want to join!?
> 
> ;-)
> 
> - Philippe Houdoin
> 
>

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