Re: PATCH: IO Emulation Framework

[Kevin P. Lawton]

Ramon van Handel wrote:

> Okay.  Though I'd prefer the BOCHS code to be clearer itself ;)
> About drivers, I had a look today at the DOSEMU sources,
> which also have a pretty complete set of hardware.  I don't
> know whether there are advantages in using these drivers over
> using BOCHS drivers, but it can never hurt to have a look (for
> instance, the video code looks a lot better than BOCHS because
> direct graphics access in full-screen mode is available).

It's a good idea to snarf code from other projects.  However
I suggest we don't mess with trying to be mega-optimal right
now, and use a set of known quantities.  After we get something
interesting running in the VM, than let's hack away.

Though, since there is now plugin support, maybe you can do this anyway
and keep it modular.  Just as long as we can test with a known
set of devices and BIOS.

-Kevin