suggestions for good in-kernel examples of simple ethernet/PHY drivers?

[Woody Wu]

Maybe the dummy NIC driver?

On Thu, Aug 30, 2018 at 7:52 PM <rpjday at crashcourse.ca> wrote:

>    while i'm actually learning about the intricacies of the kernel
> networking
> stack, i was looking for what would be really good examples of existing
> network drivers that could be used as examples for future tutorials, as
> nothing is as informational as seeing something that actually works.
>
>    there are, of course, a ton of net drivers already in the kernel, but
> many of them are fairly complex, and might define custom methods to handle
> individual quirks and so on, so what i'm interested in is pointers to
> examples that are nice and simple and straightforward that could be used
> for a walkthrough of net driver design. thoughts?
>
> rday
>
> p.s. i'm already aware of the mass of documentation under
> Documentation/networking -- any pointers to online net driver
> design and tutorials would be appreciated.
>
> and, yes, i'm also digging through LDD3, https://lwn.net/Kernel/LDD3/.
>
>
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