Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Mon, 17 Jun 1996 06:15:43 -0400 (EDT) | From | Hasdi R Hashim <> | Subject | Re: Binary Driver Issues |
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On Mon, 17 Jun 1996, Hannu Savolainen wrote:
> On Mon, 17 Jun 1996, Albert Cahalan wrote:
> How about implementing Java (or Forth) interpreter in kernel. Many device > drivers don't have very stricht performance requirements so even > interpreted code may work. Drivers implemented in this way will work in > every plattform and every OS, provided that the interface is well > designed. It's still possible to use "native" drivers whenever they are > available.
How gross. The drivers are already taking its own sweet time by not being preemptive. :( Slightly different approach: the supplied byte-codes are compiled into .o form before it is compiled with or insmod into the kernel.
Regards
Hasdi
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