From owner-freebsd-hackers Thu Dec 19 08:06:39 1996 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) id IAA27988 for hackers-outgoing; Thu, 19 Dec 1996 08:06:39 -0800 (PST) Received: from gateman.zeus.leitch.com (gateman.zeus.leitch.com [204.187.61.193]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id IAA27981 for ; Thu, 19 Dec 1996 08:06:34 -0800 (PST) Received: from zeus.leitch.com (0@tap.zeus.leitch.com [204.187.60.10]) by gateman.zeus.leitch.com (8.7.6/8.7.3/1.0) with ESMTP id LAA11291 for ; Thu, 19 Dec 1996 11:07:04 -0500 (EST) Received: from bitter.zeus.leitch.com (bitter.zeus.leitch.com [204.187.61.66]) by zeus.leitch.com (8.7.5/8.7.3/1.0) with ESMTP id LAA27485 for ; Thu, 19 Dec 1996 11:07:04 -0500 (EST) From: Tony Holmes Received: (tholmes@localhost) by bitter.zeus.leitch.com (8.7.5/8.6.9) id LAA00511 for FreeBSD-hackers@freebsd.org; Thu, 19 Dec 1996 11:07:04 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <199612191607.LAA00511@bitter.zeus.leitch.com> Subject: Question about mbufs To: FreeBSD-hackers@freebsd.org (FreeBSD hackers list) Date: Thu, 19 Dec 1996 11:07:03 -0500 (EST) X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL14 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-hackers@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Hello, I am a novice to the FreeBSD kernel and as my first foray into kernel development, I have the unfortunate task to port a driver from Linux into FreeBSD. The driver was originally a port from DOS (ack!). Anyways, I'm porting a network driver/protocol and have run into a problem with understanding mbufs and their usage. I am unclear as how to convert a standard, linear buffer, into an mbuf chain (and vice-versa) appropriately. Since what I am doing is a gross HACK and has no real advantage to readers of this group, I would appreciate direct contact at tholmes@zeus.leitch.com Thanks in advance for the help. Tony Holmes