On Tue, Jan 12, 2016 at 04:32:20PM +0100, Reto Buerki wrote: > * Distributed Genode > > Having a complete Genode system running in one Muen subject does not > bring much benefit as it does not leverage the isolation properties > provided by the SK. Therefore we intend to add support for executing > multiple Genode subjects as a distributed environment while providing > inter-subject communication channels. In order for the Genode instances > to exchange data, the concept of so-called Proxy components as suggested > by the Genode developers will be applied. > > The proxy concept uses two components: a server and a client. Both of > them implement a specific Genode service interface and communicate using > a Virual Hardware (VHW) abstraction layer to create a bridge between the > separated components. The following diagram illustrates the concept for > the Log service: > > log() -> Proxy:Client -> | VHW | -> Proxy:Server -> Log_Server > > For Muen, we will implement the VHW functionality using shared memory > channels and events.
This seems like a really interesting idea, and something I've thought about for a while. Could you elaborate a little more on what you think the VHW functionality might entail? Is it specific to the kernel? I somewhat imagine a Genode system running over a network with different kernels per-device, so in that scenario it'd be a network VHW. On another note, this is some really great work being done, I'm excited to see what comes of it- Perhaps the next Qubes OS for x86_64. > Cheers > - reto Cheers, Jookia. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Site24x7 APM Insight: Get Deep Visibility into Application Performance APM + Mobile APM + RUM: Monitor 3 App instances at just $35/Month Monitor end-to-end web transactions and take corrective actions now Troubleshoot faster and improve end-user experience. Signup Now! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=267308311&iu=/4140 _______________________________________________ genode-main mailing list genode-main@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/genode-main
