DragonFly kernel List (threaded) for 2003-07
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Re: just curious
On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 11:57:19AM -0700, Matthew Dillon wrote:
>
> :Hi Matt,
> :
> :
> :I Hope the project works out. It's ambitious but it
> :sounds promising!
> :
> :Do you plan to work toward something like a
> :microkernel-ish system? Some statements on the site
> :seem to implicate this.
> :
> :E.
>
> Well, the traditional definition of a microkernel has a lot of negative
> connotations, which I blame on Mach. DragonFly is definitely not going
> to be a traditional microkernel but it will retain many of the better
> qualities of a microkernel design.
>
> For example, DragonFly will use messaging heavily but the messaging will
> be a light-weight design that is, by itself, incapable of transiting a
Curious...
Are you looking into backporting the Zero-Copy Sockets code
available in FreeBSD-5.x into DragonFly, or do you have any
interest in it?
Cheers.
-- Hiten (hmp@xxxxxxxxxxx)
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