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Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, Jordan Gordeev <jgordeev@dir.bg>
Subject: Re: vkernel & GSoC, some questions
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On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 01:30:25 -0500, David O'Brien <obrien@freebsd.org>  =

wrote:

> On Sat, Mar 15, 2008 at 02:58:40PM +0200, Jordan Gordeev wrote:
>> I am a student who considers applying for Google's Summer of Code
>> programme.
>> One of my ideas for a GSoC project has the following synopsis:
>>
>>    Add virtual kernel (vkernel) support to FreeBSD for the i386 and  =

>> amd64
>> architectures.
>>
>> The vkernel support in question is the one found in DragonFlyBSD.
>
> Not being up on DragonFlyBSD, can you better describe what "vkernel" i=
s?

http://leaf.dragonflybsd.org/cgi/web-man/?command=3Dvkernel&section=3DAN=
Y

vkernel, vcd, vkd, vke -- virtual kernel architecture

Cheers,
Mezz


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