Re: new library, libcaps

[David Leimbach <leimy2k@xxxxxxx>]

On Nov 25, 2003, at 3:00 AM, Andreas Fuchs wrote:

> On 2003-11-24, Matthew Dillon <dillon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Ok, I've committed a new library, libcaps.  This library is intended
> > to encompass core userland threading features and IPC mechanisms.
> > It currently contains an (incomplete) lwkt_thread.c, a more complete
> > lwkt_msgport.c (both inherited from the kernel), an untested slab
> > allocator ported from the kernel (it was easier to port then
> > inherit), and my initial go at IPC functions which are the caps_*.c
> > files.  It is not intended to become a new libcr.  Instead it is
> > intended to abstract mechanisms that libcr will wind up using.
>
> Great! I think it's very good that there could be a non-pthread
> interface to threading and messaging. The application that I'm trying
> to port (as I understand it) doesn't map too well to posix threads, so
> it would make sense for us to use "lower-level" interfaces to
> threading - even though it's less portable.

This is what I want to base my demos on by the way.  To help explain
some things about the threads/messages in DragonFly.

> So, thanks for the pointer. I'll be watching libcaps's progress
> closely (-:

Every time I read it I think I am seeing libpcap...  :)
> --
> Andreas Fuchs, <asf@xxxxxxx>, asf@xxxxxxxxx, antifuchs