Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2006 21:07:41 -0500 From: Alexander Kabaev <kabaev@gmail.com> To: "Vishal Patil" <bsd.devil@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Tools for FreeBSD development Message-ID: <20061202210741.02e0728a@kan.dnsalias.net> In-Reply-To: <eb7c8e2e0612021528h47239e5cl3cf0c1e08e399329@mail.gmail.com> References: <eb7c8e2e0612021224x13598151ya58e471c9dfaa3b4@mail.gmail.com> <eb7c8e2e0612021528h47239e5cl3cf0c1e08e399329@mail.gmail.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Sat, 2 Dec 2006 18:28:57 -0500 "Vishal Patil" <bsd.devil@gmail.com> wrote: > I have recently moved over from Linux to FreeBSD and would like to if > there is something similar to UML (User Mode Linux) for doing kernel > development for FreeBSD. Reading different mailing lists, wikis etc > it seems that "qemu" seems to be the best option. Is this tool used > by most of the FreeBSD developers? > Thanks. > I personally think that having a dedicated box in disk-less configuration is the best option out there. The ability to quickly go through series of hands/reboots without any associated fsck runs and without the risk of terminally damaging any local FS is priceless. If qemu can be tricked into disk-less booting, it should be just as good though. -- Alexander Kabaev [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFFcjFyQ6z1jMm+XZYRAmgNAJ9RllE/S6RMevV4UhkHIoYiUc2PbQCfdwcU A5TU8c/eEQyHqASv6PM12Kw= =1Rvd -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----help
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