Messages in this thread |  | | From | lilo <> | Date | Thu, 16 May 1996 11:57:30 -0500 (CDT) | Subject | Re: Java and the FSSTND |
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On Wed, 15 May 1996, Ulrich Windl wrote:
> > I agree with you. What about having an "execd" (exec daemon)? The kernel > > directly understands elf and/or a.out, and #!-scripts. If something else is > > executed, it sends a message to execd. If it knows how, execd could either > > execute the command, or instruct the kernel to do it (i.e. return the new > > command line). > > > > (What do you think of this? > > I think all "non-native machine executables" (scripts, interpreted > code, etc.) should have the full name of their interpreter in them. > If they also had a unique (i.e. common) pattern for identification, > it would be rather nice. Personally I don't like the presence of too > many daemons, but if you can keep the kernel simple, why not?
I understand the desire to keep the kernel simple, but there is such a thing as adding excessive user-space cruft in an attempt to avoid fairly simple kernel features....
OTOH, if we can figure a way to have this daemon handle ELF, a.out and script executables as well as other formats, I'd favor it. ;)
:) lilo
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