Date: Sun, 03 Apr 2005 07:37:22 +0000 From: "klowd9 -" <klowd92@hotmail.com> To: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: How the experts do it? (kernel dev) Message-ID: <BAY10-F1F6113D63A1428B9F6838BF3A0@phx.gbl>
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I would like to setup a virtual machine for developing and debugging the kernel, perhaps with the possibility of debugging from the host os to the guest system. Which software would best suite this: vmware, bochs, qemu ? Keep in mind my host os will be FreeBSD 5.4. So whatever runs best on that. Also, How would i setup the system, so at boot i could choose between two kernels? One would be my Safe working kernel. And one would be constantly modifed and recompiled. Then i could easily switch between the two at boot time. Is there any easier way to test if a kernel works, other then running the whole boot process on a system? Could i do my kernel testing on a virtual macined minibsd, or is that a different type of kernel and will not be valid in relation to freebsd? If you use a better or more efficient method for testing new kernel code, please write it here also. Thank you, Ben.
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