Hi Rafael, I really like these and I do think it's a good idea! Very cool. Thanks for sending them along. Right away it makes me think about OpenGrok and how we might augment the view, maybe something to explore. I found one broken link to startup_end routine diagram. All others look good.
Regards, Michelle Rafael Vanoni wrote: > Hey everyone > > Last semester I wrote a few UML activity diagrams (basically flow > diagrams) for some parts of the kernel I've been studying. It was a > project for a SW engineering class. I've been thinking about sharing > them with you and getting your thoughts on it. > > I wrote them to help me browse the code. When reading the source, > sometimes I had to follow 10-20 different calls in 10-20 diff files. > It's easy to get lost. > > I think these diagrams can be very helpful in a number of situations, > both for people starting to read the code and whoever wrote it. The idea > is to provide an intermediate level of information about the > implementation between Solaris Internals and the source. > > I've posted what I've done so far here > http://blogs.sun.com/rv/resource/browser/browser.html > > I'd like to know what you think of it, whether it's a good idea or not. > > There are clearly some problems with it, keeping it updated and possible > inconsistencies to name a couple. > > Please let me know what you think. Comments and suggestions are much > appreciated. > > thanks > > >
