Is there any interest in a "syscall" API that would allow future expansion into 
supporting "protected regions" of code?

On Jun 3, 2013, at 10:15 AM, Vipul Nayyar wrote:

> 
> Hello,
> 
> Being accepted into GSOC with RTEMS is very exciting. This has been possible 
> due to the constant support of Joel & Cynthia. A special thanks to Gedare for 
> an in depth criticization of my proposal, which helped me improve it.
> 
> I'll be working this summer on the 'Unified APIs' Project. The main task 
> required for this project is to ensure that in areas where BSP support 
> capabilities and APIs have evolved over the years, all the code there is 
> moved to the latest version and any older implementations and inconsistencies 
> across targets and BSPs are killed. The various components of this project 
> are :
> Generalize the PIC interrupt support in sparc to support any other simple 
> vectored architecture.
> Spot discrepancies in file usage in various BSPs with PCI support.
> Review/Cleanup header files, which are publicly installed by different BSPs , 
> since this is the area having the most variation in coding style.
> Unify naming styles, used for the same files in different BSPs, so as to have 
> consistent file names for the same supporting capability.
> My full length proposal can be found at 
> http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/proposal/review/google/gsoc2013/vipulnayyar/1
>  , and 
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oDp4E9_Wof4wBJaMJJIFoPqtu5fbTdsKwEcz-5qkazw/edit?usp=sharing
> 
> As suggested by my mentor, I believe community input would act as an integral 
> part of my work. So, I'm looking forward enthusiastically to working with you 
> guys.
> Hoping for a great Summer !!!
> 
> Regards
> Vipul Nayyar 
> 
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