Date: Thu, 19 Oct 1995 12:33:47 +0930 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: hackers@freebsd.org Cc: crosswjo@hp-pcd.cv.hp.com Subject: Re: FreeBSD Kernel Development... Message-ID: <199510190303.MAA13953@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <199510190044.RAA01437@phaeton.artisoft.com> from "Terry Lambert" at Oct 18, 95 05:44:46 pm
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Terry Lambert stands accused of saying: > > Is there any sort of documentation (besides the code) that lends a general > > (to specific) explanation of the FreeBSD kernel design? Or just kernel > > design in general? > > > > I am looking for anything from a full text all the way down to FAQ. > Title: "The Design and Implementation of the 4.3 BSD > UNIX Operating System" This book is pretty good. You can tell that these guys have been around the traps, and have a pretty good idea what it's all about. Some parts are a little Vax-centric and smug, but in context, that's quite forgivable 8) > Title: "The Magic Garden Explained" This book is _very_ frustrating. Aside from the inconsistencies in formatting and syntax, it wanders all over the place, varying from intense and detailed to frustratingly vague. I've never been able to get a good flow up reading it 8(. Having said that, it _does_ contain an awful lot of very interesting information, and I've learnt a lot from it. (Being Tandem employees, some of the low-level discussion is around the MIPS R3000 architecture, which isn't as much fun as the Vax 8) > Terry Lambert -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] My car has "demand start" -Terry Lambert UNIX: live FreeBSD or die! [[
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