[interfacekit] Re: PortLink(NG)


Hello!

Pahtz wrote:
I have made all the changes to the interface kit (on my local HDD) to use the new PortLink.

The majority of the changes are going to be necessary even if we don't merge 
BSession and PortLink
since the CVS BSession needed to change anyway.
If we are going to to something good, BSession and PortLink need to disappear.
I will have a look on Sunday at your PortLinkNG code. *I will agree to use it if the majority on this list approves that the buffer allocation/deallocation scheme you are using is good enough to be used by app_server*.
I will have some questions for you, but you will see them on Sunday. Meanwhile this is want I don't like about your code:
* Code does not need to be compatible with PortLink/BSession. It has to be what we need.
* your send/rcv buffer keeps increasing... you may need a method to shrink it, otherwise it will use more that it needs. Ex: send a big BRegion.
* with your buffer growing more and more, you can accommodate more and more BWindow/BView messages, which is bad because the user should see results of his drawing/actions on screen. A limit must be set to automatically flush the send buffer when it reaches a certain size.


There are again a bunch of changes for the appserver. I would not wish it on DW, so I will do it.
:-| But we didn't agreed with your changes! And we don't need help in that area. If you are willing to do something for the app_server I think you should first ask, not pump in and do what you think is good. app_server is progressing well, even if in the last month neither I, Gabe or DW had done consistent changes. Still, I have quite some changes to commit, which will make windows move and resize properly. Soon, in a week or two (3 if I'm rally busy at work) I will start making BWindow/BView assembly fully work with the server.
app_server has come a long way, and now that I will be more free and DW coming back by the time of WalterCon, thing will be back on track and big results won't take long to appear.

Now all I need is the green-light to go ahead with it. It's a bottle neck and 
we all want to get
on with making the appserver do something we can take a screenshot of don't we?
Ha ha haaa! Screenshots of the Application Server were taken since the time of prototypes. Our team already has 4 members, and I don't think that you can do much because everyone of us has its part assigned, and sincerely there aren't any parts left. Still, suggestions are welcomed.
If you want to help, check the Kernel Team. I know they are looking for talented people.



Adi.



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