Ramon van Handel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > That's right. But when source code IS available, inlining the privileged
> > operations instead of trapping and then emulating them should be more
> > efficient. In theory. I think. :)
> Yes, that would be the case. Do you have any timings from the
> ported linux ?
No, it's too early. I'm still working on stability. A user-space
fork() doesn't work yet, for example, so all I can do is stuff like
"echo foo" in a shell.
I've thought about sharing code between FreeMWare and a386, but I
dunno. FreeMWare seems strictly aimed at i386 virtualization, whilst
a386 takes a more generic approach, leaving out stuff like descriptor
tables and vm86, for example. Also, a386 is strictly implemented in
user space, although I've thought about having kernel support as an
optimization.
