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Re: [Gnu-arch-users] hurd foo
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Alfred M\. Szmidt |
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Re: [Gnu-arch-users] hurd foo |
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Thu, 19 Jan 2006 00:38:58 +0100 |
Yes, Hurd reached for a platonic ideal and good for them but it
wasn't a very practical approach.
I'd like to see some backup for the claim that the Hurd isn't a very
practical approach. I know for a fact that the hurd is actually very
practical.
Meanwhile, please estimate what it takes to port a file system
written to the hurd interfaces to Linux.
Not much, most of the code for file-systems tend to be similar. The
same goes for drivers. The lower end tends to be quite different so
that a 1:1 port isn't possible. And in the case with Linux, its
internal API changes all the time without a single thought. I.e. the
logic is the same, the implementation differs.
> You might want to look at:
> http://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/hurd-paper.html .
You might also want to look at BSD union directories.
Already supported by the Hurd, and not in kernel space, but a seperate
translator. Also used as the basis for the package manager. :-)