Dear tech-net Team,
My name is Shreyas Jadhav, and I am very interested in contributing to the "Making a network driver MPSAFE" project for Google Summer of Code 2026.
I am currently learning operating systems and excited about the opportunity to improve NetBSD’s networking by adapting network drivers to run without a single lock held. I have a system with an Intel Celeron processor and plan to use QEMU for development and testing, especially with drivers supported in virtual machines such as Realtek RTL8139 and AMD PCnet.
I would appreciate any guidance you can provide for getting started, including recommended resources, specific drivers you suggest I focus on, or how best to approach the project as a newcomer.
I’d also like to thank Leo T. for helping me find this project and providing useful documentation.
Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to hopefully contributing to this important project.
Best regards,
Shreyas Jadhav.