Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Fri, 4 May 2001 10:06:32 +0200 | From | Pavel Machek <> | Subject | Re: X15 alpha release: as fast as TUX but in user space (fwd) |
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Hi!
> > > That means that for fooling closed-source statically-linked binary, > > > > If they are using glibc then you have the right to the object to link > > with the library and the library source under the LGPL. I dont know of any > > app using its own C lib > > Some don't use any libc at all, some just don't use it for the time call > that were talking about substituting. > > Lying about the time is a hack, pure and simple. It will still be possible > with magic pages. The fact that it will require more kernel hacking to > accomplish it is irrelevant.
No. You are breaking self-virtualization here. That is not irrelevant.
It used to require no kernel support before. Now it will require kernel support. That's step back. (Think uml).
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