From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Mar 24 01:17:04 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C220016A4CE for ; Thu, 24 Mar 2005 01:17:04 +0000 (GMT) Received: from hotmail.com (bay10-f10.bay10.hotmail.com [64.4.37.10]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9616743D49 for ; Thu, 24 Mar 2005 01:17:04 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from klowd92@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Wed, 23 Mar 2005 17:17:04 -0800 Message-ID: Received: from 24.116.118.246 by by10fd.bay10.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Thu, 24 Mar 2005 01:17:04 GMT X-Originating-IP: [24.116.118.246] X-Originating-Email: [klowd92@hotmail.com] X-Sender: klowd92@hotmail.com From: "klowd9 -" To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 01:17:04 +0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed X-OriginalArrivalTime: 24 Mar 2005 01:17:04.0533 (UTC) FILETIME=[3071BC50:01C5300F] Subject: Kernel documentation and specification X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 01:17:04 -0000 Where can i find resources about the freebsd kernel? I read over the developers handbook, and the architecture handbook, and both provide very little information i need. Also if anyone can recommend irc channels to visit where developers are to be found. I visited #BsdCode of efnet, but it was keyed not too long ago. Some questions for instance are the use of sse, mmx, and fpu register and commands inside the kernel. How is the development organized. Is it just a jungle where people choose what they want to improve and expand in the kernel and then submit their code? What type of process scheduling the freebsd uses, interprocess communication and more..