Linux Kernel Based Research Projects

Linux Kernel Based Research Projects

[Shyam Saini]

Hi everyone,

I'm final year computer science undergraduate student. I want to do my
major project based on linux kernel.

Would you please suggest me some areas in the kernel which have some
projects. To be more specific, I want know on going research areas in
kernel. Or some ideas which are not yet implemented.

Thanks,
Shyam

Linux Kernel Based Research Projects

[Robert P. J. Day]

On Sun, 2 Oct 2016, Shyam Saini wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> I'm final year computer science undergraduate student. I want to do
> my major project based on linux kernel.
>
> Would you please suggest me some areas in the kernel which have some
> projects. To be more specific, I want know on going research areas
> in kernel. Or some ideas which are not yet implemented.

  as someone on this list once suggested, saying you want to work on
the linux kernel and want someone to suggest a subsystem is like
saying you want to write a book and could someone suggest a topic for
you to write about.

  if you haven't even progressed to the point where you know what part
of the kernel interests you, you shouldn't be asking for projects.
it's not everyone else's responsibility to do your research for you.

rday

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[Daniel Baluta]

On Sun, Oct 2, 2016 at 2:54 PM, Shyam Saini <mayhs11saini@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I'm final year computer science undergraduate student. I want to do my
> major project based on linux kernel.
>
> Would you please suggest me some areas in the kernel which have some
> projects. To be more specific, I want know on going research areas in
> kernel. Or some ideas which are not yet implemented.

Would you be interested in taking a look at lguest? [1]

I will be having a presentation about lguest and how one learn
linux kernel internals by studying lguest code
this week at LinuxCon Europe [2]

Porting it on x86_64 or any other architecture will be a very cool project
but I warn you it won't be trivial :).

thanks,
Daniel.

[1] http://lguest.ozlabs.org/
[2] http://sched.co/7o92

Linux Kernel Based Research Projects

[shyam]

Thanks a lot for your reply,
I'ld like attend your session but right now I'm in India. So, couldn't manage everything so early to attend linuxCon  Europe.

Apart from this thing, 
I'ld like to work on lguest to port it on x86_64 architecture.
May you please tell me why it is not been ported yet for x86_64 architecture and can we discuss it further and start  work on its porting.

Thanks,
shyam


On 3 October 2016 1:21:21 AM IST, Daniel Baluta <daniel.baluta@gmail.com> wrote:
>On Sun, Oct 2, 2016 at 2:54 PM, Shyam Saini <mayhs11saini@gmail.com>
>wrote:
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> I'm final year computer science undergraduate student. I want to do
>my
>> major project based on linux kernel.
>>
>> Would you please suggest me some areas in the kernel which have some
>> projects. To be more specific, I want know on going research areas in
>> kernel. Or some ideas which are not yet implemented.
>
>Would you be interested in taking a look at lguest? [1]
>
>I will be having a presentation about lguest and how one learn
>linux kernel internals by studying lguest code
>this week at LinuxCon Europe [2]
>
>Porting it on x86_64 or any other architecture will be a very cool
>project
>but I warn you it won't be trivial :).
>
>thanks,
>Daniel.
>
>[1] http://lguest.ozlabs.org/
>[2] http://sched.co/7o92

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[shyam]

Thanks for your reply
I've done researched on my query after that i posted it here.

Thanks,
shyam

On 2 October 2016 8:25:15 PM IST, "Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@crashcourse.ca> wrote:
>On Sun, 2 Oct 2016, Shyam Saini wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> I'm final year computer science undergraduate student. I want to do
>> my major project based on linux kernel.
>>
>> Would you please suggest me some areas in the kernel which have some
>> projects. To be more specific, I want know on going research areas
>> in kernel. Or some ideas which are not yet implemented.
>
>  as someone on this list once suggested, saying you want to work on
>the linux kernel and want someone to suggest a subsystem is like
>saying you want to write a book and could someone suggest a topic for
>you to write about.
>
>  if you haven't even progressed to the point where you know what part
>of the kernel interests you, you shouldn't be asking for projects.
>it's not everyone else's responsibility to do your research for you.
>
>rday
>
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>CANADA
>                        http://crashcourse.ca
>
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>http://twitter.com/rpjday
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[Daniel Baluta]

On Mon, Oct 3, 2016 at 12:48 PM, shyam <mayhs11saini@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks a lot for your reply,
> I'ld like attend your session but right now I'm in India. So, couldn't
> manage everything so early to attend linuxCon Europe.
>
> Apart from this thing,
> I'ld like to work on lguest to port it on x86_64 architecture.
> May you please tell me why it is not been ported yet for x86_64 architecture
> and can we discuss it further and start work on its porting.

It is not yet ported because lack of time and experience with
x86_64 arch specifics in my case :).

Also, note that this is not a trivial task :), but I think it
worths the effort.

See here the discussion with people who worked on
porting it to x86_64.

https://marc.info/?l=lguest&m=131810934128197&w=2

thanks,
Daniel.

Linux Kernel Based Research Projects

[shyam]

I agree and accept that it won't be trivial task and I'm  ready for that.

Even if it has only 1% chance for its successful completion, I'ld go for it.
The reason it's making me interested is the kind of learning I'm going to get in the whole process. 

I'ld be needing your support.


Thanks,
shyam



On 3 October 2016 10:50:22 PM IST, Daniel Baluta <daniel.baluta@gmail.com> wrote:
>On Mon, Oct 3, 2016 at 12:48 PM, shyam <mayhs11saini@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Thanks a lot for your reply,
>> I'ld like attend your session but right now I'm in India. So,
>couldn't
>> manage everything so early to attend linuxCon Europe.
>>
>> Apart from this thing,
>> I'ld like to work on lguest to port it on x86_64 architecture.
>> May you please tell me why it is not been ported yet for x86_64
>architecture
>> and can we discuss it further and start work on its porting.
>
>It is not yet ported because lack of time and experience with
>x86_64 arch specifics in my case :).
>
>Also, note that this is not a trivial task :), but I think it
>worths the effort.
>
>See here the discussion with people who worked on
>porting it to x86_64.
>
>https://marc.info/?l=lguest&m=131810934128197&w=2
>
>thanks,
>Daniel.

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[Robert P. J. Day]

On Sun, 2 Oct 2016, Daniel Baluta wrote:

> On Sun, Oct 2, 2016 at 2:54 PM, Shyam Saini <mayhs11saini@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > I'm final year computer science undergraduate student. I want to do my
> > major project based on linux kernel.
> >
> > Would you please suggest me some areas in the kernel which have some
> > projects. To be more specific, I want know on going research areas in
> > kernel. Or some ideas which are not yet implemented.
>
> Would you be interested in taking a look at lguest? [1]
>
> I will be having a presentation about lguest and how one learn
> linux kernel internals by studying lguest code
> this week at LinuxCon Europe [2]
>
> Porting it on x86_64 or any other architecture will be a very cool project
> but I warn you it won't be trivial :).
>
> thanks,
> Daniel.
>
> [1] http://lguest.ozlabs.org/
> [2] http://sched.co/7o92

  Reference [1] claims, "Those crazy guys at Red Hat have an
experimental port of lguest to x86-64: you can grab their git tree."
so why do you say porting to x86_64 wouldn't be trivial?

rday

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Robert P. J. Day                                 Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA
                        http://crashcourse.ca

Twitter:                                       http://twitter.com/rpjday
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[Daniel Baluta]

On Tue, Oct 4, 2016 at 4:08 AM, Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@crashcourse.ca> wrote:
> On Sun, 2 Oct 2016, Daniel Baluta wrote:
>
>> On Sun, Oct 2, 2016 at 2:54 PM, Shyam Saini <mayhs11saini@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Hi everyone,
>> >
>> > I'm final year computer science undergraduate student. I want to do my
>> > major project based on linux kernel.
>> >
>> > Would you please suggest me some areas in the kernel which have some
>> > projects. To be more specific, I want know on going research areas in
>> > kernel. Or some ideas which are not yet implemented.
>>
>> Would you be interested in taking a look at lguest? [1]
>>
>> I will be having a presentation about lguest and how one learn
>> linux kernel internals by studying lguest code
>> this week at LinuxCon Europe [2]
>>
>> Porting it on x86_64 or any other architecture will be a very cool project
>> but I warn you it won't be trivial :).
>>
>> thanks,
>> Daniel.
>>
>> [1] http://lguest.ozlabs.org/
>> [2] http://sched.co/7o92
>
>   Reference [1] claims, "Those crazy guys at Red Hat have an
> experimental port of lguest to x86-64: you can grab their git tree."
> so why do you say porting to x86_64 wouldn't be trivial?

First of all because the linux kernel changed a lot since then.
Second, because I think their code wasn't upstream ready.

Daniel.