Quoth o...@eigenstate.org: > If the goal is performance, any syscall is much of a muchness, and keeping > things in userspace is the way to go. As far as this: > > > Or the kernel would have to share a memory page with the parameters with > > the user process, and then that layout becomes part of the kernel > > interface. > > We already have that with the TOS. It even has a low res clock in there. >
Also, before I forget: on 9front, userspace uses /dev/bintime; this has come in handy in the past because I've bound static files over it for testing. Losing that interposability would be a downside. ------------------------------------------ 9fans: 9fans Permalink: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/T59810df4fe34a033-M648d103890ab2ef0051f3dd3 Delivery options: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/subscription
