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Guido
guidoj at users.sourceforge.net
Wed Jun 19 21:15:32 CEST 2013
Some more observations:
1) mutexes
Mutex code exists in sys_mutex.c/h but should be available in pager (and other
servers like device drivers) too. I guess that IPC overhead is a waste in this
case and that the mutex code should be made available as an internal library.
2) panic
Right now the kernel is able to panic in certain circumstances, although I
don't think an unknown IPC should be one of them. Anyway, the pager (and other
servers) should have some similar functionality. The pager is a special case
since if the pager panics, nothing will be able to run, so effectively the
entire system should hang. If a device driver panics, it could probably be
restarted.
Regards,
Guido
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