Re: [osol-discuss] OpenSolaris kernel running as Solaris process?

[Felix Schulte]

On 10/4/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> >It would still make development of some parts of the kernel easier
> >(for example: file systems. My attempts to get reiserfs ported are no=
> >t
> >very fruitfully as each panic-reset-test-recompile-boot-panic cycle
> >takes ages on this old Ultra5). First at all you don't need a separat=
> >e
> >box and *physical* access - you just run the process and that's it
> >(then I could use a V890 here instead of this lame Ultra5).
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> Agreed (though filesystems in particular could be developed in userland
> to a large extent)
>
> But then again, the part which needs porting most is the kernel interface
> and that part is difficult to emulate in userland.
So... what about creating a UserlandSolarisKernel project for such
purposes? It is beyond my magic but I guess you Sun gurus can quickly
create a rudimentary version, right? :)
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