On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 10:32 AM, David Leimbach <leim...@gmail.com> wrote:
> PTE = Page Table Entry? Sorry, been working in Java too long I guess :-(. yes. pages are 2 MB. Most programs need only 3 PTEs: code, data+bss, and stack. > Can I run Mozilla Firefox? :-) no. Cinap's linux emulation is far more capable at this point ... I need kernel support for other reasons. > [re the optimistic semaphores] How is this both like and not like a futex? Futex is very confusing, and nemo's semaphores are not, so that's one difference. Nemo can explain. But the alt thing he did for them is very elegant. > >> >> - Tubes, a new IPC mechanism like pipes that uses the optimistic >> semaphores > > I love the name... you'll love the comment in the code. ron
