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Re: CVS commit: src/sys



Hi,

On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 7:07 PM, Antti Kantee <pooka%netbsd.org@localhost> wrote:
> On Tue Jan 06 2009 at 01:40:53 +0200, Antti Kantee wrote:
>> > to the kernel itself. rump(4) is an abstraction layer. It should not
>> > require such change and should not lead to bump of the kernel version.
>
> And let's just debunk this fallacy too: rump is not an abstraction
> layered on the kernel.  It *is* the kernel.  Well, a kernel anyway.
>
> and the same in python:
> - what, behind the kernel?
> - it is the kernel!
>
from your own word:

DESCRIPTION
     rump emulates portions of the kernel in order to be able to run kernel
     code from a userspace application.

 - Arnaud


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