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title: Introduction to Porting Drivers to OS X
framework: porting
role: article
path: apple-archive/documentation/Porting/Conceptual/PortingDrivers/intro
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# Introduction to Porting Drivers to OS X

Tips and code samples to help UNIX/Linux device driver developers bring their drivers to OS X.

## See Also

For information on specific technology areas, you should consult the appropriate API reference in the I/O Kit section of Apple’s Technical Publications website.

For more information on the OS X Kernel and the I/O Kit, see the books *[IOKit Fundamentals](../../../../DeviceDrivers/Conceptual/IOKitFundamentals/Introduction/Introduction.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP0000011)* and *[Kernel Programming Guide](../../../../Darwin/Conceptual/KernelProgramming/About/About.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP30000905)*.

For more information on driver porting, two good sources of information are the *Darwin-drivers* and *Darwin-development* mailing lists. For more information, visit [http://www.lists.apple.com](http://www.lists.apple.com) .

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