Re: How can I understand Linux Network implementation?

From: David L. Nicol (david@kasey.umkc.edu)
Date: Tue Jan 30 2001 - 15:06:52 EST

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Donghui Wen wrote:
>
> I am hacking the implementation of linux2.4's
> networking (IPV4) . Can anyone give me some idea
> what material I should read to understand the
> data structures and algorithms. I have stevens's
> books which talked about BSD's implementation.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Donghui

Print it all out

read the source code

I like the a2ps tool for formatting source code for reading;
I print out a sheaf of source code and retreat to a local coffee emporium
with a highlighter and a legal pad.

-- David Nicol 816.235.1187 dnicol@cstp.umkc.edu 2.4.0 seems faster than 2.2.16

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