Re: messaging questions...

[David Leimbach <leimy2k@xxxxxxx>]

On Nov 25, 2003, at 3:26 AM, Matthew Dillon wrote:

> :Cool.. So now that I've actually got DragonFly running and I have the
> :kernel
> :source I can happily dig around in the messaging code and write some
> :examples.
> :
> :If/when I get around to it would some example code be useful for the
> :website?
> :
> :Dave
>
>     Another thing came to mind..  I am starting to port the LWKT
>     threading and messaging code to userland.  That is part of what
>     /usr/src/lib/libcaps is going to be.  Well, really I'm hoping
>     that others like Galen will help out and take up the ball, but
>     I expect I will still have to do quite a bit (like the assembly
>     required) to really get the ball rolling.

I am a capable PC assembly programmer however I didn't do a lot of 32bit
code.  I've actually been looking for a reason to do it again.  Perhaps 
we
can all work together here and there?  I also thought [as some kernel 
code
suggests] that the userland threading code would be liblwktxxx or 
something.

>     In anycase, looking at this code from the perspective of the
>     userland library might make things more apparent to you then 
> looking
>     at it from the point of view of the kernel, because you won't have
>     to read through all the extranious kernel junk wondering which
>     pieces actually apply to the threading and messaging and which do 
> not :-).

I was mentally pre-processing the _KERNEL ifdefs myself saying "ok... 
can't do that :)"

dave
> 						-Matt