Need more info on DKML

[Chandan M C]

Hi Charles,
 Thank you very much for your kind reply. Will go through the links what
have mentioned in the mail.

thanks & Regards
Chandu

On Feb 20, 2008 12:12 PM, <Charles_Rose at dell.com> wrote:

>  Chandan,
>
>
>
> Thanks for your interest in DKMS.
>
>
>
> * http://linux.dell.com/projects.shtml#dkms would be a good place to
> start. There are many documents that detail the framework there. The DKMS
> man page also has these references.
>
>
>
> * Hardware release cycles and Linux distribution release cycles seldom
> align. One of the goals of DKMS is to provide support for a specific piece
> of hardware on existing kernels until the driver becomes available natively
> in a subsequent release of the kernel; at which time the DKMS driver becomes
> dormant. This applies to any piece of code that can be compiled as a module.
> In essence, you would not have to wait for a stable kernel to be available
> to support that functionality.
>
>
>
> * If you have Linux machines where you had to compile a driver module
> manually to enable certain functionality, that would be a good place to
> start. With the help of documentation available on the link above, you can
> package the module as a DKMS RPM or Debian package, and then use them on
> your Linux boxes instead of the older manual method. You could then share
> this with a larger audience who could benefit from it. Alternatively, you
> could help test pre-built DKMS packages on various distributions. All Linux
> Drivers updates from Dell are created as DKMS packages.
> http://support.dell.com would be a good place to start if you have a Dell
> box that supports Linux.
>
>
>
> * DKMS packages can be built for one or kernels and might work with
> variants of these kernels. You would need the kernel headers and a
> c-compiler to enable dkms with its build process on the target box. The host
> can be any Linux-based operating system with is rpm or deb based.
>
>
>
> To get involved, you could start using DKMS packages that help you manage
> your machines with ease and help your colleagues and friends when they have
> queries. Reporting bugs to this list would help make DKMS more robust. You
> could also attempt creating DKMS packages out of existing kernel module
> updates and share them others.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
> Charles Rose
>
> Linux Engineering
>
> Dell Inc.
>
>   *From:* dkms-devel-bounces at dell.com [mailto:dkms-devel-bounces at dell.com]
> *On Behalf Of *Chandan M C
> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 19, 2008 5:35 PM
> *To:* dkms-devel-Lists
> *Subject:* Need more info on DKML
>
>
>
> Hi,
>
>  This is Chandan. I am working in Linux domain. I found some info on DKML
> when I was googling. I need bit more info on this. The project idea is
> pretty good.
>
> * How is the framework structured.
> * There is line mentioned that, "No need to wait until kernel release ,
> what does this mean"
> * If I want to test the  DKML, what should I do
> * Is this for building Linux module out of box against any kernel version.
> What can be the host system. I mean host Linux OS.
>
> Please can you provide me the info on the above mentioned quieries, I am
> interested in knowing more about this and also getting involved in this
> project. Is there any way that I can involve in this project, I am working
> in linux from past 3 years and good enough in shell scripting.
>
> Waiting for your kind reply
>
> Thanks & Regards
> Chandu
>
>
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