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From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@glue.umd.edu>
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On Wed, 18 Oct 1995, Terry Lambert wrote:

> > I am most interested in learning how the FreeBSD kernel works on iX86
> > machines.
> > 
> > Is there any sort of documentation (besides the code) that lends a general
> > (to specific) explanation of the FreeBSD kernel design?  Or just kernel
> > design in general?
> > 
> > I am looking for anything from a full text all the way down to FAQ.
> 
> Texts on kernel design in general:

[bunch of deletions]

> 
> 	ftp.sun.com
> 
> 			Many papers on aspects of Solaris/SunOS.
> 
> 					Terry Lambert
> 					terry@lambert.org

I saw sun in this list, and seeing as I wanted to know more about 
FreeBSD's filesystems, which I know use this 'vnode' stuff (it's a 
buzzword to me) and I know sun originated vnodes (from the Heidemann 
papaer) I went to the reference quoted above.  Or tried to, nslookup says 
ftp.sun.com doesn't exist.  Was this a mistake, or has the sun archive 
moved, or what?  And do you happen to know the name of the paper involved?

Thanks, Terry.

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