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DateThu, 03 Aug 2006 15:31:38 -0700
FromZachary Amsden <>
SubjectRe: A proposal - binary
Alan Cox wrote:
> Ar Iau, 2006-08-03 am 14:41 -0700, ysgrifennodd Zachary Amsden:
> 
>> Hence my point follows.  Using source compiled with the kernel as a 
>> module does nothing to provide a stable interface to the backend 
>> hardware / hypervisor implementation.
>> 
>
> Could have fooled me. It seems to work for the IBM Mainframe people
> really well. 
> 

Yes, but not because of source compatibility.  It works because the 
hypervisor layer is actually architected in the hardware.

Zach
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