Re: Compiling programs that depend on kernel/user interfaces
On Sun 25 January 2004 20:55, Joerg Schilling wrote:
>
> If somebody is interested in getting a description of the usual
> way to deal with dependencies on kernel/user interfaces and the
> resulting contraints, I am willing to send one. As I got the
> impression that this discussion has been already extended too
> long, I don't append the text here as it would take me extra time
> to write it.
Yes, I would love such an explanation. I'm a computer science
student, and while I'm currently more into software engineering
than into operating systems, it is an interesting problem that has
some SE implications as well. It seems to me that this is a design
issue more than an implementation problem. I'd like to know the
points of view of the various people involved, and see how it
compares to what I'm learning in class.
First things first though: what is the goal of a kernel-userland
interface? Without a clear definition of what it's supposed to do,
it's impossible to compare approaches.
Lourens
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