Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Mon, 13 Nov 2000 13:56:16 -0800 | From | Josue Emmanuel Amaro <> | Subject | Advanced Linux Kernel/Enterprise Linux Kernel |
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This subject came up in the Generalized Kernel Hooks Interface thread, since it is an area of interest to me I wanted to continue that conversation.
While I do not think it would be productive to enter a discussion whether there is a need to fork the kernel to add features that would be beneficial to mission/business critical applications, I am curious as to what are the features that people consider important to have. By mission critical I mean systems that if not functional bring a business to a halt, while by business critical I mean systems that affect a division of a business.
Another problem is how people define Enterprise Systems. Many base it on the definitions that go back to S390 systems, others in the context of the 24/7 nature of the internet. That would also be a healthy discussion to have.
At Oracle we are primarily interested on I/O subsystem features and memory management. (For anyone that knows anything about Oracle this should not come as a surprise, although I am pretty sure that any database vendor/developer would be interested on those features as well.)
Regards,
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