From owner-freebsd-current Thu Dec 4 15:34:04 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id PAA15083 for current-outgoing; Thu, 4 Dec 1997 15:34:04 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-current) Received: from unix.tfs.net (node59.tfs.net [207.2.220.59]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id PAA15044 for ; Thu, 4 Dec 1997 15:33:58 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jbryant@unix.tfs.net) Received: (from jbryant@localhost) by unix.tfs.net (8.8.8/8.8.5) id RAA27296 for freebsd-current@freebsd.org; Thu, 4 Dec 1997 17:33:54 -0600 (CST) From: Jim Bryant Message-Id: <199712042333.RAA27296@unix.tfs.net> Subject: applicability of 4.4 book to -current? To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Date: Thu, 4 Dec 1997 17:33:54 -0600 (CST) Reply-to: jbryant@unix.tfs.net X-Windows: R00LZ!@# MS-Winbl0wz DR00LZ!@# X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 3.0-CURRENT #0: Mon Dec 1 15:51:40 CST 1997 X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL31H (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk how applicable is the book "The Design and Immplementation of the 4.4BSD Operating System" to the -current effort? primarily what sections should i not pay that much heed to? i understand that the Mach-style vm described went out the door some time back, but is the high-level vm interface similar or the same? if i'm going to get into sync on -current, i guess this is a good starting point. jim -- All opinions expressed are mine, if you | "I will not be pushed, stamped, think otherwise, then go jump into turbid | briefed, debriefed, indexed, or radioactive waters and yell WAHOO !!! | numbered!" - #1, "The Prisoner" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Inet: jbryant@tfs.net AX.25: kc5vdj@wv0t.#neks.ks.usa.noam grid: EM28pw voice: KC5VDJ - 6 & 2 Meters AM/FM/SSB, 70cm FM. http://www.tfs.net/~jbryant ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HF/6M/2M: IC-706-MkII, 2M: HTX-212, 2M: HTX-202, 70cm: HTX-404, Packet: KPC-3+