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Tweak the existing descriptions slightly. Add entries for several directories which are not yet documented, but not exhaustively. Reviewed by: imp (previous version), emaste MFC after: 1 month Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D37133
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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.
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 |
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 |