Im working on the general architecture. Just about the whole kernel. My
main interest is to take out all policy from the kernel and put it in user
space. Only protection should be left in the kernel. This is to allow
applications to implement their own abstractions without going around
and fighting fixed policies in the kernel. I have emailed linus about
some changes I proposed but he hates the idea:-) He has very strong words
for it:-) Anyway I am trying right now to make linux multiboot compliant
so i could strip GRUB of all other kinds of loader but the multiboot
loader.
One other thing is that im trying to provide powerful support for user
space device drivers. This is my starting point for transforming linux
into a more generic kernel. This means designing interfaces that export
the underlying hardware in a secure manner. Its more like turning linux
into a library. Applications link to this library. The library provides
the abstraction while the kernel only protects the applications from
trashing each other. The other benefit of user space device drivers as a
library is that you can make device drivers calls with no overhead at
all and do it safely. that also means we could use binary only windows
drivers by simply writing a simple glue layer. or make a specialized
library for providing word a windows like environment and use binary only
solaris drivers to print postscript. or maybe make a mac library or a qnx
library. or maybe strip everything off and install it int the palm pilot
or a make a distributed shared memory library on top of it....
On Tue, 15 May 2001, ROJ wrote:
> what portions of kernel have been working on? i work on and co-maintain network
>security hooks for a linux distro based in europe. maybe we can share some stuff if
>you're working on INFOSEC too in your dept.
>
> cheers,
>
> ROJ
>
>
> On Tue, 15 May 2001 19:01:23 Rogelio Serrano wrote:
> >I have been hacking the linux kernel for some time. That is my main
> >activity in linux. Its a little lonely out here you know. I work with
> >europeans mostly. Its nice you asked.
> >
> >eric pareja wrote:
> >
> >> Hello Juan et Alice,
> >>
> >> I'm curious who on the list is into serious kernel hacking, or even just
> >> interested in working on parts of the kernel? I know there are
> >> existing mailing lists elsewhere that deal with the kernel, but the
> >> traffic is sometimes way too heavy. If there's an interest, maybe we can
> >> have a small list for discussions amongst Filipinos who want to get a grip
> >> of Linux kernel internals and perhaps do a little work on it?
> >>
> >> As an aside, I'm scouting around for the Coriolis book on the Linux kernel
> >> with commentary. The last time I saw it was at Macromind in Megamall but
> >> it was quickly sold out, the next time I visited, they no longer had
> >> copies.
> >>
> >>
> >> xen
> >>
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> >> v "Even the smallest person can change the course of the future."
> >> - Lady Galadriel in J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings"
> >>
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