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diff --git a/doc/tools/src2html1.4a/FreeBSD/i386.stand.hdr b/doc/tools/src2html1.4a/FreeBSD/i386.stand.hdr new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..c548c044b0 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/tools/src2html1.4a/FreeBSD/i386.stand.hdr @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +The <tt>i386/stand</tt> directory holds functions that are useful, but cannot +be called from the kernel. For example printf() is great, but if the kernel +called printf() it would generate a TRAP and wind up back in the kernel.<p> + +The functions here emulate these functions by dealing directly with the +hardware on the system.<p> + +The 4.3BSD Internals book by Leffler, McKusick, Karels and Quarterman +covers machine-independent <tt>stand</tt> functionality in: + +<dl> +<dt> <b>Chapter 13.2</b>, pg 394 <i>Bootstrapping</i>. +</dl> +<p> |