Hi, On Wed, Apr 02, 2008 at 02:18:18PM -0600, Joshua Stratton wrote: > On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 12:25 AM, Neal H. Walfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > At Tue, 1 Apr 2008 18:01:25 -0600, Joshua Stratton wrote:
> > > Do you think the client-side memory model is worthwhile? And > > > would the server allocating the memory passing it to the client > > > using the Mach semantics allow this client-side memory model while > > > avoiding the ability for clients to unmap the data? > > > > Yes, I think such accounting is worthwhile, it is what I am doing > > with Viengoos, however, I question the ability to realize it using > > Mach's interfaces. > > > What's Viengoos? Is that a new microkernel? Kind of. It's what presently lives in the hurd-l4/ module of the Hurd CVS. It's an experimental kernel Neal uses for his research work. Presently it's not standalone, but instead misuses L4 as a hardware abstraction... -antrik-