Re: [modules] classloader/jit interface

2005-06-27 Thread shudo
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > I guess that the reason why Jikes RVM does not have an interpreter is > mainly its implementation language Java, not for performance: > Imagine us implementing an interpreter in Java language. We need > another Java runtime to execute the interpreter, otherwise the > in

Re: [modules] classloader/jit interface

2005-06-27 Thread shudo
From: Rafal Lewczuk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Things like ORP (and propably Jikes - not > sure) are intentionally omitting interpreter, relying on a fast, > non-optimizing JIT instead. I don't know but it may affect some design > decisions. Assuming that framework = set of interfaces (for example > GC

Re: JavaOne talk : community input

2005-06-27 Thread Weldon Washburn
Geir, When and where will the Harmony group meet at JavaOne? We could use this meeting to talk about projects and the roadmap bullets in your presentation. Weldon On 6/27/05, Geir Magnusson Jr. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Jun 27, 2005, at 4:59 PM, Weldon Washburn wrote: > > > Geir, >

Re: [modules] classloader/jit interface

2005-06-27 Thread Weldon Washburn
Geir, Any update on when Apache will have a license in place so that code can be donated to Apache Harmony project? Thanks Weldon On 6/24/05, Geir Magnusson Jr. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Jun 24, 2005, at 5:17 PM, Weldon Washburn wrote: > > > On 6/23/05, Geir Magnusson Jr. <[EMAIL

Re: [modules] classloader/jit interface

2005-06-27 Thread Weldon Washburn
Tom, Thanks for being on topic. This thread has drifted all over the place. I wasn't thinking clearly on the proposed interface. Your suggestion is the correct way to go. I was originally thinking that the below interface would be macros that are used to pull the relevant bits out of the "modi

Re: JavaOne talk : community input

2005-06-27 Thread Geir Magnusson Jr.
On Jun 27, 2005, at 4:59 PM, Weldon Washburn wrote: Geir, The below is good. Under project goals, I would add that we want Harmony to run commercially relevant workloads. I agree - it's very important we drive that point home. I have that in there as a major goal... I would also add

Re: JavaOne talk : community input

2005-06-27 Thread Weldon Washburn
Geir, The below is good. Under project goals, I would add that we want Harmony to run commercially relevant workloads. I would also add rationale for modularizing the JVM. The text for this topic would be something like: - increased project efficiency. Open Source volunteers can make contribu

Re: [modules] classloader/jit interface

2005-06-27 Thread Tom Tromey
> "Weldon" == Weldon Washburn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Weldon> Below is a first stab at the API to retrieve the values Weldon> contained in internal classloader data structures. Weldon> Comment/questions are appreciated. Weldon> Class access and property modifiers (table 4.1) Weldon> bool

Re: [modules] classloader/jit interface

2005-06-27 Thread Michael Hind
Rafal Lewczuk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> optimizing VM. On the other hand, resource constrained environments >> require VMs with as little footprint as possible. My question is: does >> it make sense to make all-in-one framework or maybe designing two >> execution engines, maybe sharing some co

Re: [modules] classloader/jit interface

2005-06-27 Thread Rafal Lewczuk
> optimizing VM. On the other hand, resource constrained environments > require VMs with as little footprint as possible. My question is: does > it make sense to make all-in-one framework or maybe designing two > execution engines, maybe sharing some code but having two different > designs (object