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Re: [Help-HURD] some questions about hurd
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Marcus Brinkmann |
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Re: [Help-HURD] some questions about hurd |
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Thu, 22 May 2003 15:35:37 +0200 |
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On Thu, May 22, 2003 at 01:30:38AM +0200, Monge Maurizio wrote:
> I have given a look to what the Mach kernel provides, and i
> was just wandering about using it in the X server.
> Usually if is not used XShm, when program wants to disaplay
> a 2Mb image, it sends it throw the socket, so the image is copied
> first in kernel space and then in the Xserver memory (at least i think so).
> Under mach, the Xserver could just use as implict the fact
> that the image in the program would be mapped in the server memory
> and getting a poiter to it, or should the Xserver be running as a
> translator?
We have patches for shared memory under Hurd/Mach but they are not 100%
correct because of deficiencies in the Hurd (or you could also say Mach
IPC). You can find them in the mailing lists and/or Savannah patch list.
> Another question is:
> What about l4-hurd?
> Is there anything wrong with Mach (maybe it is to old?,...), or it is
> only a way to test more extensively hurd servers?
Yes, but for a thorough discussion you have to check out the mailing list
archives. Mach is s l o w and it lacks some important features. And it
has stability issues that nobody is addressing.
Thanks,
Marcus
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