VirtualTam's bookmarks

1. Rust in Illumos 2024-09-11

   tags: dependency, driver, programming/rust, solaris, unix

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2. Pot - A jail framework/manager for FreeBSD 2024-05-04

   tags: bsd/container, bsd/freebsd, hashicorp/nomad, programming/go, programming/shell

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   • bsdpot/pot
   • bsdpot/nomad-pot-driver
   • FOSDEM 2018 - pot: another container framework based on jails and ZFS
   • FOSDEM 2020 - Orchestrating jails with nomad and pot
3. jackc/pgx - PostgreSQL Driver and Toolkit 2023-07-04

   tags: concurrency, database/postgresql, programming/go

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   • Getting started with pgx
   • https://donchev.is/post/working-with-postgresql-in-go-using-pgx/
   • jackc/pgx/v5/pgtype - Map between all common base types directly between Go and PostgreSQL
   • jackc/pgx/v5/pgxpool - Concurrency-safe connection pool for pgx
   • scany/v2/pgxscan - Scan data into Go structs and other composite types
   • Bulk INSERT in Postgres in GO using pgx
   • Postgres table batch updates using golang pgxpool not reflected in database
   • pgx.Conn can see uncommitted changes made from a pgx.Tx - TL;DR use pgxpool for concurrency-safe transactions
   • Not clear if caller is required to close in case of QueryRow or if QueryRow properly closes in case of error
4. The Linux Wacom Project – Wacom device support on Linux 2022-04-07

   tags: device, driver, linux, open-source

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   • https://github.com/linuxwacom
   • https://github.com/linux-surface
   • https://community.wacom.com/eu/enterprise/wacom-leads-the-way-with-pens-and-tablets-for-linux/
5. Writing a SQL database from scratch in Go: 1. SELECT, INSERT, CREATE and a REPL | notes.eatonphil.com 2021-08-22

   tags: database, programming/go, programming/library, programming/sql

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   1. SELECT, INSERT, CREATE and a REPL
   2. Binary expressions and WHERE filters
   3. Indexes
   4. A database/sql driver
   5. LIMIT and OFFSET
6. IBM Capsense USB keyboard controllers 2020-06-13

   tags: device, diy, driver, ibm, keyboard, linux

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7. Writing userspace USB drivers for abandoned devices 2019-11-18

   tags: driver, image, linux, reverse-engineering, usb, video

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   • https://ghidra-sre.org/
   • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philips_PM5544
   • https://github.com/benjojo/userspace-vga2usb/
8. xpadneo | Advanced Linux Driver for Xbox One Wireless Controller (shipped with Xbox One S) 2019-02-01

   tags: bluetooth, game, gamepad, hardware, linux, wireless

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   • https://github.com/atar-axis/xpadneo/
   • https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/xpadneo-dkms-git/
   • https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/xpadneo-is-an-advanced-linux-driver-for-the-xbox-one-s-wireless-gamepad.11875
   • https://askubuntu.com/questions/783587/how-do-i-get-an-xbox-one-controller-to-work-with-16-04-not-steam
   • https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/63t87i/connecting_xbox_one_s_controllers_with_bluetooth/
   • https://github.com/paroj/xpad
   • https://github.com/360Controller/360Controller
9. piper: GTK application to configure gaming mice via libratbag 2018-11-05

   tags: configuration, driver, game, hardware, linux, mouse

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   • https://github.com/libratbag/libratbag
10. A (not so) deep dive into Docker storage drivers | Jérôme Petazzoni 2018-10-03

    tags: filesystem, linux, linux/container/docker, linux/kernel, storage

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11. Storage Drivers in Docker: A Deep Dive – Integrated Code 2018-10-03

    tags: driver, filesystem, linux, linux/kernel, storage

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    • https://docs.docker.com/storage/storagedriver/select-storage-driver/
    • https://docs.docker.com/storage/storagedriver/overlayfs-driver/
    • https://docs.docker.com/storage/storagedriver/aufs-driver/
    • https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=e9be9d5e76e34872f0c37d72e25bc27fe9e2c54c
    • https://asciinema.org/a/122619
12. vagrant-vbguest: A Vagrant plugin to keep your VirtualBox Guest Additions up to date 2018-05-24

    tags: driver, linux, linux/kernel, virtualization/vagrant, virtualization/virtualbox

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13. Flickering after upgrading to kernel 4.16.0 · Issue #601 · jonls/redshift 2018-05-10

    tags: driver, graphics, light, linux, linux/archlinux, linux/kernel, screen

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    • https://forum.manjaro.org/t/new-kernel-4-16-causes-display-flashes-on-amd-r9-3xx-tonga/44302/13
    • https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199407
    • https://www.reddit.com/r/archlinux/comments/7vxnam/redshift_flickering_display_after_415_kernel/
    • https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=AMDGPU-DC-Pull-Request-4.15
    • https://github.com/jonls/redshift/issues/221
14. netmap - the fast packet I/O framework 2018-05-04

    tags: driver, linux, linux/kernel, network, network/packet, performance, stream

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    • https://github.com/luigirizzo/netmap
    • http://info.iet.unipi.it/~luigi/research.html
    • https://github.com/luigirizzo/netmap-libpcap
    • https://github.com/luigirizzo/netmap-ipfw
15. Linux - Network over USB (usbnet) 2018-04-03

    tags: ethernet, linux, microsoft/windows, network, raspberry-pi, usb

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    • http://www.linux-usb.org/usbnet/

    • http://www.davehylands.com/linux/gumstix/usbnet/

    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet_over_USB

    • https://superuser.com/questions/145933/how-to-add-usbnet-driver-to-the-linux-kernel#145944

    • https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c

    • https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ether.c

    • https://www.systutorials.com/linux-kernels/tag/cdc_ether/

    • https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/questions/9636/usb-to-usb-mimicking-ethernet

    • https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=131042

    • https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=63&t=130810

    • https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=865905#p865905

    • https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/questions/13917/raspberry-pi-communication-over-usb

    • http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/USB_Networking

    • http://www.webos-internals.org/wiki/USBnet_Setup

    • https://developer.ridgerun.com/wiki/index.php/How_to_use_USB_device_networking

    • http://www.ev3dev.org/docs/tutorials/connecting-to-the-internet-via-usb/

16. Linux Vendor Firmware Service 2018-02-15

    tags: driver, firmware, hardware, linux

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17. A Science Project: “Make the 486 Great Again!” – Modern Linux in an ancient PC | YKM's corner on the web 2018-01-10

    tags: compatibility, driver, gentoo, hack, linux, linux/alsa, museum, vintage

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    • https://github.com/yeokm1/gentoo-on-486
18. Django, Docker and MySQL 2017-11-29

    tags: database, database/migration, database/mysql, framework/django, linux/container/docker, programming/python, programming/sql

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    Django ORM:

    • https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.11/ref/databases/#mysql-notes
    • https://stackoverflow.com/questions/34777755/how-to-config-django-using-pymysql-as-driver
    • https://stackoverflow.com/questions/19189813/setting-django-up-to-use-mysql

    MySQL / MariaDB / Percona connectors:

    • https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4960048/python-3-and-mysql
    • https://github.com/PyMySQL/PyMySQL
    • https://pypi.python.org/pypi/mysql-connector-python

    Docker images:

    • https://store.docker.com/images/mariadb
    • https://store.docker.com/images/mysql
    • https://store.docker.com/images/percona

    Compose and Django ORM database migrations:

    • https://docs.docker.com/compose/django/
    • https://stackoverflow.com/questions/33992867/how-do-you-perform-django-database-migrations-when-using-docker-compose
    • https://www.stavros.io/posts/how-deploy-django-docker/
    • https://docs.docker.com/compose/startup-order/
19. Docker and database persistence 2017-09-04

    tags: data, database, linux, linux/container, linux/container/docker, volume

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    • https://myopsblog.wordpress.com/2017/02/06/why-databases-is-not-for-containers/
    • https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18496940/how-to-deal-with-persistent-storage-e-g-databases-in-docker
    • https://stackoverflow.com/questions/30109561/how-persistent-are-docker-data-only-containers
    • https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/storage/persistent-volumes/
    • http://rancher.com/introducing-convoy-a-docker-volume-driver-for-backup-and-recovery-of-persistent-data/
20. postmarketOS: Aiming for a 10 year life-cycle for smartphones ♻ 2017-05-28

    tags: driver, gnu, linux, linux/kernel, mobile, mobile/android, phone, smart, wayland

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    • https://github.com/postmarketOS/pmbootstrap
    • https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/6djq1z/postmarketos_aiming_for_a_10_year_lifecycle_for/
    • https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14427232
    • https://ollieparanoid.github.io/post/postmarketOS-next/