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From: pc123@cus.cam.ac.uk (Pete Chown)
Subject: Re: kernel hacking tips
In-Reply-To: galbrait@rintintin.Colorado.EDU's message of Tue, 11 May 1993 03:36:40 GMT
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Date: Tue, 11 May 1993 09:54:34 GMT
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In article <1993May11.033640.4556@ucsu.Colorado.EDU> galbrait@rintintin.Colorado.EDU (GALBRAITH JOHN) writes:
How do you seasoned kernel hackers test your code? I recently got a
Right now, when I am trying something out, I try to make very deliberate
Any suggestions or RTFM comments would be welcome. (But if you say
Date: Tue, 11 May 1993 03:36:40 GMT
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john galbraith
galbrait@rintintin.colorado.edu
How about... RTFNM (Read The Fine Newsreader Manual). :-)
Actually, when I am trying to test code, I just reboot my box with the
new kernel, then if it crash dumps or seems unusable I use the fixit
floppy to take it away. A long time ago, I copied a kernel to
/386bsd.old, so after I take it away and reboot, it comes up with a
usable kernel (rebuilding the kernel after having booted off the fixit
floppy is not easy...).
Actually, there's a question. Isn't there some way of telling the
boot system that you don't want /386bsd loaded, but actually want
/386bsd.old, without having to remove /386bsd first?
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