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To: Varshavchick Alexander <alex@metrocom.ru>
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Subject: Re: /dev/null sources 
References: <Pine.GSO.4.33.0209161531050.25935-100000@apache.metrocom.ru> 
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.33.0209161531050.25935-100000@apache.metrocom.ru> ; from Varshavchick Alexander <alex@metrocom.ru>  "Mon, 16 Sep 2002 15:35:33 +0400."
Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 10:05:12 +0100
From: Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za>
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> I'd wish to implement something like /dev/null or /dev/zero driver taking
> the original source code as a base, but I can't find the sources
> themselves, can you help?

On STABLE (4.x and below) it is in src/sys/i386/i386/mem.c and it is
a bit messy. (Look for "Rathole")

On Current (5.0+) it is in src/sys/dev/null/ and is much cleaner. :-)

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