From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Feb 26 12:23:52 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7A0EB1065672 for ; Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:23:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from spsneo@gmail.com) Received: from mail-gx0-f176.google.com (mail-gx0-f176.google.com [209.85.217.176]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0AD928FC1D for ; Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:23:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from spsneo@gmail.com) Received: by gxk24 with SMTP id 24so1416985gxk.19 for ; Thu, 26 Feb 2009 04:23:51 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=Ejoi3Q1l+lU82vS7gKhRcJzlxu1mtcCUNv4XB13xs9I=; b=Gsn0dOmgcRyutxk6+xL8OusMegPnFd4Xb6j7GNtiCY8msALtC2toXk1XPucWVeeL5S WOlddjT7PNEC/ewMaddYP9bzbGpW3szNQOfSScotnRmlGJa33fMUWuabVMX4xZ0VSrcw 04Y7tMfC5VM+2L3980KajzLS7ia6Gjf/+Taok= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=di4At7O3ITXuogAmO6dOA22xV2ejo9ADfz230tpV4ckoZgTGuA0B1dUIt7w/YJCetc 6TQM8g5EL/ZFOoGtS/Vl/z1hKZyv1X0+SmommT5E1VYS3vHkLgc9Sn5ZNpzuiyQIqxHs l45cf3AiZBK+itM4jtGHC51/PhhFVlkMuvuOI= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.110.16.9 with SMTP id 9mr1830291tip.14.1235651028268; Thu, 26 Feb 2009 04:23:48 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <49A5D6FC.1090800@freebsd.org> References: <49A5D6FC.1090800@freebsd.org> Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:53:48 +0530 Message-ID: From: Siddharth Prakash Singh To: Tim Kientzle Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Google SoC 2009 Idea X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:23:52 -0000 On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 5:10 AM, Tim Kientzle wrote: > Siddharth Prakash Singh wrote: >> >> I am a student from India. I am willing to contribute to FreeBSD >> as a google soc participant this year. I would like to suggest an >> idea. >> Title: Multicore Aware Process Scheduler. >> I have not gone through the process scheduler code of Free BSD. >> Hence, I am not yet aware about the current support for Multicore >> Architectures. > > Since you posted to a lot of different lists, I > think you probably don't already use FreeBSD. > (If you did, why would you post to NetBSD and > DragonflyBSD lists?) =A0Scheduler work is quite complex > and interacts heavily with the rest of the system; > it may not be a good choice for someone who doesn't > already have a lot of experience with FreeBSD. > > You should probably tell us a little more about yourself: > > What kind of student? =A0Graduate? =A0Undergraduate? > Are you in a CS program or some other engineering program? I am junior undergraduate student at CS department of Indian Institute Of Technology, India. > > Do you use FreeBSD? =A0How long have you used it? > What do you do with it? No, I haven't really used FreeBSD much. I have been using Linux since long! > > Have you read Kirk McKusick's book on FreeBSD internals? No. But I have sound knowledge of Linux and Minix Kernel. > > Have you built and installed a FreeBSD system from source code? No, But I have built and installed a Linux system from source code. > > Have you taken classes on OS internals? Yes, I have taken a course on OS internal last semester only. Ans I worked on Pintos Kernel as a part of the course. > > How much C programming have you done? I have a tremendous experience of C coding. > > What areas of FreeBSD have you had the most problems with? > How would you make those areas better? > > Tim Kientzle > I am aware that I am new to FreeBSD, but that doesn't really mean I am not qualified. --=20 Siddharth Prakash Singh http://www.spsneo.com