On Tue, Nov 20, 2001 at 12:07:44AM -0800, Ian Duggan wrote: > > > > There is work being done in the L4Env project at Dresden to create a > > > framework for L4 that would allow one to drop in Linux drivers and > > > recompile to get a working driver. I'm not sure of the status of the > > > project, but it appears to be under development. > > > > I don't see the point, as this is what OSKit does. OSKit does much more of > > course, but it is also very modular, so you can only use the Linux driver > > framework and ignore everything else. > > It's my understanding that the OSKit has a set of Linux drivers from an > older version of 2.2 Linux.
Well, this framework and the drivers can be upgraded, which I guess is substantially less work than starting from scratch, and everybody could benefit from it. OSKIt is used in many projects. > drivers. I don't think OSKit is set up to easily be able to drop in any > driver from the Linux codebase and get it to work, but I admit I'm > uninformed here. Well, not any driver. The Linux internal design doesn't allow this easily. I would be surprised if L4Env would allow this. OSKit takes block and device and nic drivers from Linux, and some serial device drivers from BSD. > I'm also under the impression that OSKit is x86 only. Your impression is wrong. Well, of course if L4Env will flourish and mature, very well. I am just worried that too much work is duplicated in this area. Thanks, Marcus -- `Rhubarb is no Egyptian god.' Debian http://www.debian.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] Marcus Brinkmann GNU http://www.gnu.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.marcus-brinkmann.de
