Subject: Re: "User mode NetBSD"
To: haad <haaaad@gmail.com>
From: Ernesto Bascon <ebasconp@gmail.com>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 05/05/2007 18:11:52
DragonFly is implemented on i386 only; keeping the work focused on one
platform keeps the virtualization layer simpler, I guess.



On 05/05/07, haad <haaaad@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Daniel Horecki wrote:
> > 2007/5/5, Ernesto Bascon <ebasconp@gmail.com>:
> >> HI everybody:
> >>
> >> I have no the needed skills to work on these areas, but:
> >>
> >> 1. Is it feasible to implement something like "User mode Linux" on
> >> NetBSD; id est, is it possible to create a NetBSD port to run on top
> >> of NetBSD? What would be the difficult things to do a port like that?
> >>
> >> 2. If that is possible, would be feasible to implement the NetBSD on
> >> top of NetBSD port 100% portable? I mean, if NetBSD has been ported to
> >> run on top of NetBSD syscalls instead of direct hardware access, would
> >> be possible implement this port ONCE and compile the same source with
> >> no modification on every supported platform?
>
> from my point of view this is doable :)) but I'm not one of big experts
> aroud here.
>
> >> If both things are possible, a lot of possibilities can be done on it!
> >>
> >> Kind regards,
> >>
> >>
> >> Ernesto
> >>
> >
> > Maybe not user mode netbsd, but... did you heard about Xen?
> > http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/xen/
> >
> > morr
> >
> Did you notice DragonflyBSD Vkernel ?
>
>
>
> Regards
> [1]http://lwn.net/Articles/228404/
> [2]http://lwn.net/Articles/230658/
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