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Hi,
I have to do our propretary network driver code porting from tru64 o.s to debian linux.

how to do that.. do we have to just add our propretary modules by creating a directory in kernel/source and do make all ...
i am new to porting please help me with your valuable suggestions and some useful sites,
thanks for ur help

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Porting is a very detailed subject and need deep understanding of the programming language and also about the underlying processor/memory.
So, I suggest you to study the code first thoroughly, understand it and then venture into porting.

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