Re: My Experiences installing the Hurd
nisse@lysator.liu.se (Niels Möller) writes:
> kbk@shore.net (Kurt B. Kaiser) writes:
>
>> To quote RMS: "...the multi-threaded servers that send messages to
>> each other have turned out to be very hard to debug. Making the HURD
>> work solidly has stretched out for many years."
>>
>> But with L4 it is anticipated that these problems will be greatly
>> diminished, and the flexibility and modern design of the Hurd will
>> come to be properly appreciated.
>
> I wouldn't anticipate that... On L4, it will still be multithreaded
> servers sending messages to eachother, and probably about as hard to
> debug. The L4 port addresses other things.
True, but wouldn't you expect that since the code is smaller that there
would be less to debug?
My understanding of the reasons for the Hurd/L4 port, in order of
importance:
1. It's faster
2. It's maintained
3. It's smaller
offset by
It's got a different interface :-(
But have I got it right?
--
KBK
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