Re: First file to look at in dragonfly src tree

[Sascha Wildner <saw@xxxxxxxxx>]

Am 07.04.2010 20:44, schrieb Vivek Ayer:
> I just checked out the dragonfly src tree from avalon and was
> wondering which source file you all would recommend to look at first
> to get a feel for how the kernel and system works. I supposed wherever
> 'int main' is, right?

Vivek,

the native kernel has no main() function. It is entered in 
sys/platform/pc32/i386/locore.s (or pc64/x86_64 for 64 bit), although I 
wouldn't necessarily recommend that as the first file to look at. :)

Our virtual kernels _do_ have a main() function because they are just 
normal programs.

To learn, there isn't really anything general to recommend. Basically 
it's "choose an area which interests you, try to find the place where 
it's implemented, read the code and try to figure out what's happening". :)

Sascha

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