Bruno Rouchouse wrote:
> Hi !
> 
> On 6/20/06, Pramode C E <pramode@domain.hid> wrote:
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> Is there some documentation (other than the API reference) which
>> describes
>> the Xenomai nucleus? I am trying to learn how to write an RTOS skin using
>> the Nucleus and am finding the going a bit tough .... any help will be
>> greatly appreciated.
>>
> 
> Check this link (
> http://wiki.rtai.dk/cgi-bin/gratiswiki.pl?How_To_Implement_A_New_Skin)
> which
> may give you some information about how to start writing a new skin.
> 
> "Writing a Xenomai skin" is another piece of doc missing and the topics to
> address are varied such as implementing the kernel part, writing the user
> space layer and also how to use the simulator in order to develop and debug
> the model.
> 
> A good exercise is maybe to start from a public specification (e.g. VRTX or
> uiTRON) and read the source code of the model to understand how it has been
> implemented.

Even a bit simpler in some regards is the RTDM skin, more specifically
its driver development API providing basic task, mutex, event, or
semaphore services.

> 
> For sure people who have already written complete skins will be able to
> give
> you other advices ;)

Learning by doing. :)

What kind of API do you plan to implement?

Jan