Subject: Re: lkm ELF symbols
To: Perry E. Metzger <perry@wasabisystems.com>
From: Wesley Chen <wesley.chen@cacheflow.com>
List: tech-kern
Date: 11/07/2001 13:55:47
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Hi Perry,

Thanks for all the info you, Christos, and Martin provided.
I've submit the code through "send-pr". The problem ID is kern/14498.
It has the pointer to my code through ftp on my company's ftp server.

Regards,
Wesley Chen
Cacheflow, Inc.

"Perry E. Metzger" wrote:

> Wesley Chen <wesley.chen@cacheflow.com> writes:
> > If this is the case, I'd like to contribute my implementation of the ELF.
>
> > symbol support for loadable kernel modules on 1.5.2. This should improve
> > the debuggability of the NetBSD kernel. Woul you or someone on the
> > mailing list explain to me what the process of integrating my code is,
> > please?
>
> It is quite easy. If it is small, you should probably start by
> send-pr'ing the code (as patches, usually) as an an enhancement
> request, and then mention in a couple of places (as you just did) that
> the code exists. If it is a small thing and well written, typically
> someone will simply integrate it.
>
> If it is something big, you probably should put the code up for review
> (perhaps by FTP with a mail message announcing it) and get a person
> with commit privileges to integrate them.
>
> Of course, if you start writing enough code often enough, someone will
> inevitably try to convince you get commit privileges yourself...
>
> --
> Perry E. Metzger                perry@wasabisystems.com
> --
> NetBSD Development, Support & CDs. http://www.wasabisystems.com/

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<tt>Hi Perry,</tt><tt></tt>
<p><tt>Thanks for all the info you, Christos, and Martin provided.</tt>
<br><tt>I've submit the code through "send-pr". The problem ID is kern/14498.</tt>
<br><tt>It has the pointer to my code through ftp on my company's ftp server.</tt><tt></tt>
<p><tt>Regards,</tt>
<br><tt>Wesley Chen</tt>
<br><tt>Cacheflow, Inc.</tt>
<p>"Perry E. Metzger" wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>Wesley Chen &lt;wesley.chen@cacheflow.com> writes:
<br>> If this is the case, I'd like to contribute my implementation of
the ELF.
<br>> symbol support for loadable kernel modules on 1.5.2. This should
improve
<br>> the debuggability of the NetBSD kernel. Woul you or someone on the
<br>> mailing list explain to me what the process of integrating my code
is,
<br>> please?
<p>It is quite easy. If it is small, you should probably start by
<br>send-pr'ing the code (as patches, usually) as an an enhancement
<br>request, and then mention in a couple of places (as you just did) that
<br>the code exists. If it is a small thing and well written, typically
<br>someone will simply integrate it.
<p>If it is something big, you probably should put the code up for review
<br>(perhaps by FTP with a mail message announcing it) and get a person
<br>with commit privileges to integrate them.
<p>Of course, if you start writing enough code often enough, someone will
<br>inevitably try to convince you get commit privileges yourself...
<p>--
<br>Perry E. Metzger&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
perry@wasabisystems.com
<br>--
<br>NetBSD Development, Support &amp; CDs. <a href="http://www.wasabisystems.com/">http://www.wasabisystems.com/</a></blockquote>
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