netdev - Re: Gentle Guide to the Network Stack

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Date:	Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:56:55 -0700
From:	Karen Shaeffer <shaeffer@...ralscape.com>
To:	Olaf Kirch <okir@....de>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Gentle Guide to the Network Stack

On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 11:05:22AM +0200, Olaf Kirch wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I started putting together a paper on the Linux network stack,
> focusing on how things fit together, and help relative beginners
> understand the machinery, rather than giving a full-blown highly
> detailed cross reference (which would be outdated more quickly
> than you can re-run latex anyway :-)
> I intend to release it under the GPL or GNU FDL or similar license -
> I haven't fully made up my mind yet on what works best.
> 
> You can find the first couple of pages at
> http://oss.oracle.com/~okir/network/paper.pdf
> 
> I'd be very interested in general feedback on the approach taken,
> the level of detail and such. In case I missed the fact that
> someone else is currently doing the same, please let me know, too.
> 
> Cheers,
> Olaf

Hi Olaf,
I suggest you take a close look at O'Reilly's "Understanding
Linux Network Internals" as a jumping off point. This work
deals with IPv4 Layer 3, and L2 implementations for the 2.6
kernel. In my opinion, it is very well done. What would be a
very nice compliment is to focus on L4 protocols and
implementations and the socket API implementation within the kernel.

Thanks,
Karen


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