Hi, On Sun, Mar 13, 2016 at 10:15 PM, Saket Sinha <saket.sinh...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Joel, > >>> >> > >>> >> > I am interested in working on x86_64 BSP as GSOC2016 project with >>> >> > RTEMS and with initial guidance from Joel as to how to get started, I >>> >> > am working on the same. >>> >> >>> > >>> > Great! This is a nice project we need. >>> > >> >> Work on your proposal so we can fine tune the plan. >> > > Please find below my initial proposal for the Project Idea "x86_64 BSP > for RTEMS" for review so that we can capture all the relevant features > related to the project in the scope of the program. > > Project Abstract - > > This project involves the creation of an x86_64 BSP for RTEMS that > would allow for installing on an OTS PC, x86 dev boards and emulated > in popular emulation software. > > Project Description - > > 1- Add compile and build RTEMS for x86_64 architecture. > > Presently it is possible to compile and build RTEMS for x86_64 architecture. > > 2- Porting low-level pieces of RTEMS > > This includes writing start assembly, device drivers, interrupt > handlers, context save, etc. The main components in RTEMS which this > goal have to deal with are: > > score/cpu: To define general/common x86_64 architecture's functions. > libcpu (optional): To contain cache and MMU managers. > libbsp: BSPs code - The BSP can be shared with the pc386 but we likely > have to address the dependency on legacy hardware like APIC support > and > device probes. > > 3- Writing a BSP for a board that x86_64 supports > > A simple BSP that can run hello world and ticker would be needed to be > a front-end interface to x86_64 and RTEMS users. Two BSPs can > implemented: > > qemu-system-x86_64: This BSP should be for simulation and debugging > purposes only. > Minnowmax: I have Minnowmax board which can be used during the project > to be the first x86_64 BSP on RTEMS. > > Environment > Platform: Ubuntu. > Simulators: qemu. > Debuggers: gdb connected to qemu. Also I should be debugging at real > HW (Minnowmax board) by gdb via JTAG channel. > Hardware: Minnowmax board. > > Benefits to RTEMS > The Board Support Package or BSP provides the glue between RTEMS and a > specific embedded system board's target hardware such as peripherals > and memory. Supporting x86-64 BSP will introduce RTEMS to the world of > Intel & AMD processors. > > > Project Deliverable > > April 22 - 23 May (Community Bonding Period) - > Getting the Environment ready and fill any gaps into RTEMS tools for > building x86_64. > > 23 May - Midtem Evaluation - > As a starting point, get a stub compiling with no BSP. > Then get a simple x86_64 BSP to run hello world. For this reuse as > much code form pc386 BSP as possible. > > Midtem Evaluation - August 23 - > > 1.Add APIC support > 2. probe for what's available using ACPI > a) probe for legacy IDE/ATA when not there hangs > b) need to probe for legacy COM ports > > > Relevant Background Experience > > Where do you go to school? What level are you? > I am doing Master of Science - M.Sc. - (CS-FOSS) from Anna University, > Chennai, India. > > How did you learn about RTEMS? > I have used RTEMS in a couple of real-time projects as an end user but > getting involved in RTEMS development for the first time. > > Experience > > Free Software Experience/Contributions: > GITHUB ACCOUNT- https://github.com/disdi/ > > 1. PROJECT: BOSS-MOOL- A Joint Initiative of DOS Lab IIT Madras and CDAC > Chennai > ROLE: (Developer, community support) > http://dos.iitm.ac.in/projects/MOOL > Minimalistic Object Oriented Linux(MOOL) project aims at redesigning > the existing linux kernel with minimal set of core OO components. MOOL > provides Object Oriented wrappers for core Linux kernel in C++. These > wrappers support the development of kernel modules in an OO fashion. > > 2. PROJECT: HEPunion filesystem implementation as Linux module > ROLE: (Developer) > https://github.com/HeisSpiter/hepunion > The aim of this project is to adapt and extend union file system as a proper > Linux module to address the requirements of a a huge computing facility, in > our case which is LHCb experiment (Large Hadron Collider beauty) at > CERN. > > 3.Project : U-boot, Buildroot & Android support for Intel Baytrail Processor > ROLE: (Developer) > Building up a custom board specific Linux & Android distribution for the > MinnowMax Board(Intel Atom Processor) including setting up U-boot > support, kernel > image and cross compiler from scratch. Design and implementation of a > generic PCI > Express-based framework, BAR-addressed registers & DMA based Operation. Added > Advanced Configuration and Power Interface support for Minnowmax & QEMU in > U-boot mainline. Added custom board specific config to support Android > Lollipop. > > Language Skill Set > Being proficient in C programming and being familiar with bash script > programming and perl, python programming > Being familiar with Linux, AIX, FreeBSD OS and RTEMS embedded operation system > Being familiar with the x86, ARM, and MIPS architecture. > Being familiar with version control system --- git. >
Please find my proposal at the below link and provide your feedbacks for the same- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Qtw_a7PahgosdePpfiEO4xpLxQxFNZlA13n4hQRIuu8/edit?usp=sharing Regards, Saket Sinha _______________________________________________ devel mailing list devel@rtems.org http://lists.rtems.org/mailman/listinfo/devel
