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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.

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.

Documentation:

Source code documentation is maintained in a set of man pages, under section 9. These pages are located in share/man/man9, from the top-level of the src tree. Consult intro(9) for an overview of existing pages.

Some additional high-level documentation of the kernel is maintained in the Architecture Handbook.

Source Roadmap:

Directory Description
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(4)
vm virtual memory system
x86 code shared by AMD64 and i386 architectures