[Kernelbook-feedback] suggestions for the book

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Hello,
here are my suggestions to the kernel book:

1) a topic on how to convert existing drivers
from FreeBSD (or other OpenBSD, NetBSD),WinNT, W95 to Linux

2) if possible, it would good to select one of the well-known
OS theory books and refer to it for more generic theoretical concepts
Like, in general memory management, and then this book would
contain details on why linux uses slab scheme and how it is
exactly implemented

3) it is also would be good to take one of the well implemented
device driver or file systems and first explain
generic concepts (using easy to understand diagrams) and then 
show the details of the implementation.  It would also
be nice to show how long each part of that device driver/or
whatever took to implement, what difficulties where encountered.
I am pointing this out because, if I am planning to build
a device driver or a special file system (assuming that
I have never done it before), I would like to have guidelines
on the estimated time of completion so I can correctly manage
expectations of my customers/users.

4) Ports to new architectures.  This chapter would contain the
information on what kernel components need to be added/modified
to have a basic linux kernel (with just ide, keyboard, console, 
floppy drive) working on a new HW platform (that is at least
32 bit and supports VM)

5) coding conventions (not styles, but more about macros, what
should be implemented as a macro, how it is named, where it
should be located, etc).  Lately,
I tried, but was not successful in understanding to 
what CPU  macro 'current' is set to, and how exactly it is being
set and when (and who does it and why).


That's my input for now :-)

Regards,
Vladislav