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

From: The Doctor (doctor_at_doctor.nl2k.ab.ca)
Date: 12/15/04 

Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 19:59:31 +0000 (UTC)

In article <hLXvd.6119$hc7.648445@twister.southeast.rr.com>,
cd <cd@newsgroups.nospam> wrote:
>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.
>

Different API all over. Hence you need the BSD/OS 4.3.X Source Code.

Contact Chris at BSD MAll , http://www.bsdmall.com or 1-866-BSD-MALL .
>"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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