Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 11:09:18 +0200 (CEST) From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Bj=F6rn_K=F6nig?= <bkoenig@alpha-tierchen.de> To: "PowerMan" <powerman1st@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org Subject: Re: A simple question about FreeBSD-ARM, thanks for reply Message-ID: <56984.2001:6f8:101e:0:20e:cff:fe6d:6adb.1183021758.squirrel@webmail.alpha-tierchen.de> In-Reply-To: <76c271ae0706272332i79bcd771n2dc7eeb6b93a49c3@mail.gmail.com> References: <76c271ae0706272332i79bcd771n2dc7eeb6b93a49c3@mail.gmail.com>
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PowerMan wrote: > Now I intend to study the principle of OS, but I find the linux > kernel is too large and complex, so I change to FreeBSD. The FreeBSD kernel is not significantly less complex. The linux kernel has a better pronounced modularisation. > Would the FreeBSD-ARM be very complex? How many lines would the > source code of the kernel (without device drivers, just the key modules > like FS, MM, porcess scheduler, TCP/IP and the others) be? Approximately 15 MB of source code. I suggest to read a book to learn something about the various parts of an operating system kernel. http://www.amazon.com/Design-Implementation-FreeBSD-Operating-System/dp/0201702452 Regards Björn
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