On 10/4/05, Joerg Schilling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Felix Schulte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > - SunOS supports loadable drivers since 1987, so in most cases
> > > you do not need to reboot in order to replace a driver (that
> > > is under development) by a newer version. In former times, it
> > > was even common to develop SGI IRIX drivers under SunOS and to
> > > later port them to IRIX which did give developers a shorter
> > > overall development cycle.
> > It does not help if the kernel module sens the kernel to hell.
>
> This rarely happens if you are an experienced programmer and (in case of
> a porting project) if you start with non buggy code.
I am likely not an experienced programmer. And the only in house
person who can help me is in hospital.
> > > - In contrary to Linux, Solaris does come with highly efficient
> > > debugging support for the kernel, so you do not need a userland
> > > kernel in order to be able to tebug at all.
> > Okok, but it does not help me when my stupid code kills the kernel.
>
> Of course, the kernel debugger will usually help you to find the reason
> within seconds.
>
> If not (e.g. because you did start with unknown buggy code for a porting
> project),
> then you will have absolutely no advantage when using a userland kernel
> instead.
Wrong. I can use the universities V890 for development then. That box
is magnitudes faster than my crawling Ultra5.
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