Add support for building Linux-only network drivers

zerous zerous at nocebo.space
Sat Aug 15 22:01:18 UTC 2020


On Fri, Jul 24, 2020 at 07:42:32PM +0200, Niclas Zeising wrote:
> 
> Hi!
> The Linux compatibility layer, aka Linuxolator, is for running userland
> Linux binaries on FreeBSD.  I think what you're looking for is the Linux
> KPI, or lkpi.  I believe Mellanox network card drivers are using this, and I
> know the drm-kmod graphics drivers are.  This might be a starting point for
> you.

Hi,

I was just wondering if I could find more documentation about
linuxolator. I have been reading up "FreeBSD Device Drivers" and I
think it will help me in understanding network drivers, but I couldn't
find much information on the linux kernel api other than a blog on
drm-kmod (setup).

	Naveen


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