Table of Contents
Week 1 ( May 23 - May 29 )
Day 1 ( May 23 )
Day 2 ( May 24 )
Day 3 ( May 25 )
Day 4 ( May 26 )
Week 1 ( May 23 - May 29 )
Day 1 ( May 23 )
Compile linux kernel from top-of-git code
Push (unmodified, as of yet) linux working tree to
etherboot server
Understanding how tg3 probe, open, PHY, etc functions work, read relevant parts of the
datasheet
Make minor modification to tg3.c, compile and load module to get used to the process of compiling/testing kernel modules
Day 2 ( May 24 )
Todo: Add Journal for Day 2
Day 3 ( May 25 )
More datasheet and code reading about descriptor ring handling, receive/transmit, offloading functions
Completely unexpectedly discovered another tg3 test machine. I have 4 cards to test with now.
Removed ethtool support functions. Tested on 2 machines. Reduces lines of code by almost 2000 lines. Yay.
Started removing of checksum-offloading functions. Not yet pushed, as it's unfinished.
Created new
Driver-only Repository
. Easier to pull than a full kernel tree.
Day 4 ( May 26 )
Removed support for DMA addresses > 4GB
Removed workarounds needed on some variants for DMA addresses > 4GB
Removed power management functions
Started removing dependency on kernel's phylib. Luckily I have a card variant that uses the phylib in normal operation.
Brush up knowledge about memory barriers