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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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Subject: Re: writing device drivers
To: d_burr@ix.netcom.com (Donald Burr)
Date: Sat, 13 Jan 1996 17:32:28 -0700 (MST)
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> Is there a paper or "quick tutorial" or somesuch on how to write drivers 
> for FreeBSD, and integrate them into the kernel source tree (i.e. 
> being able to include or exclude the device based on entries in the 
> kernel configuration file, etc.)?  And once I write the thing, how do I 
> submit it to the general public (i.e. in the -CURRENT or whatever 
> kernel)  Thanks.

There is an HTML device drive writer's guide.

Access it through www.freebsd.org.


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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