Re: Using Linux emulation in FreeBSD to run a Debian Linux userland
On 13/07/12 14:44, Richard Yao wrote:
> [...] It might be easier to make some changes to FreeBSD's
> linux emulation and Debian Linux's packages so that the FreeBSD kernel
> could boot a Linux userland using the same binaries used in Debian
> Linux.
Hi,
I found some old answers to a similar question here:
http://wiki.debian.org/ArchiveQualification/kfreebsd-i386#Is_this_architecture_related_to_other_architectures_already_in_the_archive.2C_or_that_also_should_be_considered.2C_either_now_or_in_the_future.3F_Can_the_related_architectures_be_supported_in_a_single_architecture_.28eg.2C_with_a_biarch_arrangement.29.3F
I think, GNU/kFreeBSD is already capable of much more than could ever be
achieved through Linux syscall emulation. This means being able to do
things that Linux itself cannot. Also FreeBSD differs a lot in its X
server, device drivers and networking, and userland software has to
become more flexible to handle this, but I see that as a healthy thing.
What you propose sounds like it could be a totally different project,
something that couldn't produce a complete Debian port, but still
interesting. Using the Linux emulation on top of a Debian GNU/kFreeBSD
host might be useful, perhaps within jails, or through Debian's
multiarch support. I imagine it could have uses in some web hosting
environments, at least.
Regards,
--
Steven Chamberlain
steven@pyro.eu.org
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