RE: address@hidden: hurd-paper.html addition]

[Jim Franklin]

Hi Vincent,
 Thanks for your interest in the hurd operating system. If you would like to
do some research with the hurd concerning profiling and profiling tools I
would very much like to publish the research results at hurd.gnu.org . I
believe correct english uses thirty-two rather than 32 but in this modern
day I believe 32 is also acceptable. I am forwarding the email requesting
further definition of "hangs" to address@hidden and someone on the list
should be able to give a full definition. I am also including a links page
that can offer a good deal more info on the hurd:

http://angg.twu.net/the_hurd_links.html

Jim

-----Original Message-----
From: address@hidden [mailto:address@hidden Behalf Of
Paul Visscher
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 3:25 PM
To: address@hidden
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Subject: address@hidden: hurd-paper.html addition]


I don't know much about Hurd, so you should probably handle this.

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Subject: hurd-paper.html addition
Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 14:58:04 +0200
From: "Vincent Legoll" <address@hidden>
To: <address@hidden>
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Hello, while reading http://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/hurd-paper.html I've
noticed that you could add :

"You can profile with standard tools (like gprof) the portions of your OS
implemented as userland processes."

in the 7th paragraph

"A multi-server divides the kernel functionality up into logical blocks with
well-defined interfaces. Properly done, it is easier to make changes and add
functionality. So most multi-server projects do somewhat better. Much more
of the system is pageable. You can debug the system more easily. You can
test new system components without interfering with other users. [**HERE**]
But the wall between user and system remains; no user can cross it without
special privilege."

I'm not sure if what I've enclosed in parenthesis is currently doable with
the Hurd, but it clearly is a feature of such microkernel-based OSes, so I
think you can add a sentence about it in your introduction paper...

--
Vincent Legoll


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--paulv