Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:52:04 -0400 From: Nirmal Thacker <thacker.nirmal@gmail.com> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Dump Utility cache efficiency analysis Message-ID: <87429ffe0906231252j7c84489dt6ebd60333654f411@mail.gmail.com>
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Hello This is regarding the dump utility cache efficiency analysis post made on February '07 by Peter Jeremy [ http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-hackers/2007-February/019666.html] and if this project is still open. I would be interested to begin exploring FreeBSD (and contributing) by starting this project. I do have some basic understanding of the problem at hand - to determine if a unified cache would appeal as a more efficient/elegant solution compared to the per-process-cache in the Dump utility implementation. I admit I am new to this list and FreeBSD so I wouldn't be able to determine what the current implementation is, until I get started. I would first like to understand the opinions of anyone who has looked at this problem or think this would be a worthwhile project to start off with. I would also appreciate if I could get simple tips and pointers of setting up my machine for the project. I understand this would be on the lines of: 1. Installing a stable FreeBSD build 2. Check out a version of the Build suitable for the project 3. Pointers to begin studying the current implementation in the code-tree structure (would I expect it to lie in the fs/ directory?). I tried to find it in the FreeBSD cross reference (http://fxr.watson.org/) 4. Read some important sections of the developer handbook (some suggestions would be great) Lastly- does this project require the know-how's of device drivers? If so, I would have to work harder. Thanks a lot! - nirmal
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