The two main uses of dev_t are in struct stat and as a parameter of the mknod system calls. As of version 2.6.0 of the Linux kernel, dev_t is a 32-bit quantity with 12 bits set asaid for the major number and 20 for the minor number. The in-kernel dev_t encoded as MMMmmmmm, where M is a hex digit of the major number and m is a hex digit of the minor number. The user-space dev_t encoded as mmmM MMmm, where M and m is the major and minor numbers accordingly. This is downward compatible with legacy systems where dev_t is 16 bits wide, encoded as MMmm. In glibc dev_t is a 64-bit quantity, with 32-bit major and minor numbers, encoded as MMMM Mmmm mmmM MMmm. This is downward compatible with the Linux kernel and with legacy systems where dev_t is 16 bits wide. In the FreeBSD dev_t is a 64-bit quantity. The major and minor numbers are encoded as MMMmmmMm, therefore conversion of the device numbers between Linux user-space and FreeBSD kernel required. |
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netgraph | ||
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netlink | ||
netpfil | ||
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nfs | ||
nfsclient | ||
nfsserver | ||
nlm | ||
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README.md |
FreeBSD Kernel Source:
This directory contains the source files and build glue that make up the FreeBSD kernel and its modules, including both original and contributed software.
Kernel configuration files are located in the conf/
subdirectory of each
architecture. GENERIC
is the configuration used in release builds. NOTES
contains documentation of all possible entries. LINT
is a compile-only
configuration used to maximize build coverage and detect regressions.
Source Roadmap:
Directory | Description |
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amd64 | AMD64 (64-bit x86) architecture support |
arm | 32-bit ARM architecture support |
arm64 | 64-bit ARM (AArch64) architecture support |
cam | Common Access Method storage subsystem - cam(4) and ctl(4) |
cddl | CDDL-licensed optional sources such as DTrace |
conf | kernel build glue |
compat | Linux compatibility layer, FreeBSD 32-bit compatibility |
contrib | 3rd-party imported software such as OpenZFS |
crypto | crypto drivers |
ddb | interactive kernel debugger - ddb(4) |
fs | most filesystems, excluding UFS, NFS, and ZFS |
dev | device drivers and other arch independent code |
gdb | kernel remote GDB stub - gdb(4) |
geom | GEOM framework - geom(4) |
i386 | i386 (32-bit x86) architecture support |
kern | main part of the kernel |
libkern | libc-like and other support functions for kernel use |
modules | kernel module infrastructure |
net | core networking code |
net80211 | wireless networking (IEEE 802.11) - net80211(4) |
netgraph | graph-based networking subsystem - netgraph(4) |
netinet | IPv4 protocol implementation - inet(4) |
netinet6 | IPv6 protocol implementation - inet6(4) |
netipsec | IPsec protocol implementation - ipsec(4) |
netpfil | packet filters - ipfw(4) , pf(4) , and ipfilter(4) |
opencrypto | OpenCrypto framework - crypto(7) |
powerpc | PowerPC/POWER (32 and 64-bit) architecture support |
riscv | 64-bit RISC-V architecture support |
security | security facilities - audit(4) and mac(4) |
sys | kernel headers |
tests | kernel unit tests |
ufs | Unix File System - ffs(7) |
vm | virtual memory system |
x86 | code shared by AMD64 and i386 architectures |