Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 24 Feb 2012 23:28:46 -0500 | Subject | Re: Can we move device drivers into user-space? | From | Jidong Xiao <> |
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Thank you everyone! I opened this thread mainly because I was wondering whether it makes sense to move device drivers into user space. I had no clear idea, but I learnt a lot from the whole discussion between everyone, and I think I am not the only one who benefits from this discussion.
Regards Jidong
On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 9:33 PM, Richard Yao <ryao@cs.stonybrook.edu> wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 02/24/12 12:13, Greg KH wrote: >> On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 12:06:54PM -0500, Jidong Xiao wrote: >>> On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 11:54 AM, Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> > wrote: >>>>> As to "Linux isn't a microkernel", even though the debate between >>>>> Linux and microkernel have never stopped, >>>> >>>> Um, who is having such a debate? We aren't, so I don't think the debate >>>> has ever started. >>>> >>> >>> Here is the classic debate between Andrew S. Tanenbaum and Linus Torvalds: >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanenbaum%E2%80%93Torvalds_debate >> >> That was 20 years ago, to assume that anyone rational was still having >> that debate today is insane. > Jidong Xiao was correct in saying that there was a debate. It continues > much like the Korean war does today. > > With that said, I suggest that Jidong Xiao switch to MINIX, GNU or his > own OS based on one of the L4 kernels (SEL4 maybe?). > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v2.0.18 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ > > iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJPSEiMAAoJELFAT5FmjZuE2fgP/jSLP8a1bloTJAuQhZScXaWS > 7A9GOYKbtGE6WFaYvzzTNuEON+jK9hQqFAaVpW/GvIJLaQC5agdTzawVi1It/nIk > 281FXUrFdZiQtEOArwb3sSxLcUgcPeEWaEG798wqM2Vc2LDAgKEaNh01RasH4di1 > v78NRXxCsOfPtszlFbA6u3g/+sjNK2KXKjCPKayN8uzpihvIal+JQx8iunen/TbT > 3kENQiT6mA1oP/r3/z19ayL0piKpm4YKZI4UwtGWT0QzwpPD69sVrcCS1ddF58O6 > CVl+vsQl/8ptUnLZ115XujXas2y1CioUfkTiKezkGpz/roJoquKwUejamyBc+JHa > 0Ph5cJBNg/tfiOcQDeM1GYsolfFVBy5Wvn4uh5R24bBi1nLl/YeAe/0eHY43cdoT > mbusYNbBHYr9Bx6B+1Ehy0c+/hd5949kQqWLchi8INYsRUakXqnYQNEt3Jznkpr8 > sj4Ga9iayEa3OnwLolLDvBmgLFAF4ZUDBiIFsV6QMrGosvm2DC3Cmk/+ZBwOhZkw > lmLor34YJdVQ/0GivwxoGX12HlMQB7IBQiAnQUX5z+a9BOQTcNf4muXM/rs5cDk1 > jbztbT9BbTKQVKeQMkZLewct+qEfBHuRA5KimoKL+jxmfZw5UqjBRhtR+U4T+C6A > WTJMtPUD4Z08trnWHxRU > =H2R7 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >
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