Re: [Hurd-alpha-devel] Re: L4 instead of gnumach?

[Farid Hajji]

> >> > 64 Threads and 128 tasks....looks like an implementation for embedded
> >> > systems.
> > This just caught my eye. Where did you get these stats? 
> In a message by Farid Hajji, IIRC.
I can't remember where I've seen this info. It was most certainly on a
L4/x86 ABI spec, but I don't remember which one. Anyway, this was not a
basic restriction. The fields layout of the descriptors/identifiers in
this particular case had enough room to accomodate a few bits more for
the thread-id and task-id, so that 128thread/256 tasks were also possible.

I'll let you know if I find the special implementation with the 64/128
restriction.

Regards,

-Farid.

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