Re: BSDI 4.3 Kernel API -> FreeBSD X.X Kernel API?

From: cd (cd_at_newsgroups.nospam)
Date: 12/15/04 

Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 14:21:01 GMT

Is it a case of BSDI 4.3 being downlevel from FreeBSD 4.3 (like BSDI is at
FreeBSD version 4.0 or 3.x) or does BSDI have its own set of kernel APIs
that are entirely different?

I have ported my drivers from Windows to Linux to Solaris to FreeBSD so I am
familiar with major porting changes. I was hoping BSDI was similar enough to
FreeBSD that the port was fairly simple.

"Kris Kennaway" <kkenn@xor.obsecurity.org> wrote in message
news:slrncrvn75.ll8.kkenn@xor.obsecurity.org...
>
> ...after first modifying the source to deal with the different kernel
> API. The BSD variants are similar (so porting the driver should not
> be too much work if you know what you're doing), but they're not
> isomorphic.
>
> Kris

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