Jan, thanks again

regards


On 02/02/10 10.40, "Jan Kiszka" <jan.kis...@siemens.com> wrote:

> Francesco Iannone wrote:
>> Thanks a lot for your replay
>> 
>> About the kernel , I can change the linux distro. OpenSuse 11.2 with 2.6.27
>> for example.
>> Do you know if I'll have any problems with it ?
> 
> Typically (unless the difference is too huge), the kernel is orthogonal
> to user land, ie. your distro. So you are free to stay on RHEL.

Version 5 is the last release of RHEL based on kernel 2.6.18, hence I can't
use it. Isn't it ?

> 
>> 
>> About the RT driver of NetXtreme , I have the tg3 source code.
>> 
>> Is it the starting point to develop a RT driver for it ?
>> 
>> I can image that I have to use the rtdm- functions, but do you know any
>> tricks or quickly fashion ?
> 
> Check rtnet/Documentation/README.drvporting. Most of the work is
> mechanical, but a few steps require code review (when it comes to
> analyzing critical paths /wrt locking issues and potential latencies).
> 
> Jan

Dr. Francesco Iannone
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