Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 5 Mar 2002 15:28:30 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 5 Mar 2002 15:25:46 -0500 Received: from smtp4.vol.cz ([195.250.128.43]:33807 "EHLO majordomo.vol.cz") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 5 Mar 2002 15:24:57 -0500 Date: Mon, 4 Mar 2002 14:49:24 +0000 From: Pavel Machek To: Rik van Riel Cc: Rakesh Kumar Banka , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Monolithic Vs. Microkernel Message-ID: <20020304144923.A96@toy.ucw.cz> In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0.1i In-Reply-To: ; from riel@conectiva.com.br on Tue, Feb 26, 2002 at 08:45:29AM -0300 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi! > > Anyone working on the Microkernel implementation > > of Linux? Specially in the area of seperating the process > > and the file management activities out of the kernel. > > You have to remember that the source code for Linux is available. > > This means we can have all the advantages of modularity at the Not *all* of them. On vsta, you could do ( killall keyboard; sleep 1; keyboard ) & to change your keymap. On linux you need special tools for managing modules and are not protected from module bugs. Try developing filesystem on production box.... You can do that on u-kernels. Pavel -- Philips Velo 1: 1"x4"x8", 300gram, 60, 12MB, 40bogomips, linux, mutt, details at http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~pavel/velo/index.html. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/