Re: a strange/stupid question

2007-11-24 Thread Robert Watson
On Sat, 24 Nov 2007, Aryeh Friedman wrote: Where do I find the main() [and/or other entery point] for the kernel I tend to understand stuff better if I follow the flow of exec from the start Everyone else is suggesting very earlier in the boot, but I think the point where the kernel

Re: a strange/stupid question

2007-11-24 Thread Roman Divacky
On Sat, Nov 24, 2007 at 03:33:24AM +, Aryeh Friedman wrote: Where do I find the main() [and/or other entery point] for the kernel I tend to understand stuff better if I follow the flow of exec from the start note that kernel as such does not exist. its threads/processes running code in

a strange/stupid question

2007-11-23 Thread Aryeh Friedman
Where do I find the main() [and/or other entery point] for the kernel I tend to understand stuff better if I follow the flow of exec from the start ___ freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers

Re: a strange/stupid question

2007-11-23 Thread Attilio Rao
2007/11/24, Aryeh Friedman [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On 11/24/07, Attilio Rao [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2007/11/24, Aryeh Friedman [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Where do I find the main() [and/or other entery point] for the kernel I tend to understand stuff better if I follow the flow of exec from

Re: a strange/stupid question

2007-11-23 Thread Aryeh Friedman
On 11/24/07, Attilio Rao [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2007/11/24, Aryeh Friedman [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Where do I find the main() [and/or other entery point] for the kernel I tend to understand stuff better if I follow the flow of exec from the start It is highly MD. For IA32 it is in

Re: a strange/stupid question

2007-11-23 Thread Attilio Rao
2007/11/24, Aryeh Friedman [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Where do I find the main() [and/or other entery point] for the kernel I tend to understand stuff better if I follow the flow of exec from the start It is highly MD. For IA32 it is in i386/i386/locore.s::btext Attilio -- Peace can only be

Re: a strange/stupid question

2007-11-23 Thread Julian Elischer
Aryeh Friedman wrote: On 11/24/07, Attilio Rao [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2007/11/24, Aryeh Friedman [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Where do I find the main() [and/or other entery point] for the kernel I tend to understand stuff better if I follow the flow of exec from the start It is highly MD. For