Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 19:26:52 -0800 (PST) From: Enkhyl <enkhyl@pobox.com> To: Nat Lanza <magus@cs.cmu.edu> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Writing Device Drivers Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0012191924160.26224-100000@cassandra.foobarbaz.net> In-Reply-To: <uoc8zpbn5kg.fsf@hurlame.pdl.cs.cmu.edu>
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On 19 Dec 2000, Nat Lanza wrote: > Christopher Nielsen <cnielsen@pobox.com> writes: > > > Not to be obtuse, but the source always documents the > > current kernel for any OS... > > If you believe that the source is always adequate documentation for > kernel programming, especially in the Linux world, I have a bridge to > sell that you might be interested in. Part of my point is that the kernel source for linux is NOT sufficient documentation. However, I have found that in many cases, the source for FreeBSD and some other OSs (plan9) are sufficient documentation for kernel programming, but usually only for an experienced kernel programmer. -- Christopher Nielsen cnielsen@pobox.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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