[openbeos] Re: Kernel status (POSIX)
- From: "Nathan Whitehorn" <nathan.whitehorn@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2001 11:02:21 -0600 (CST)
>
> >No, no, no, you misunderstood completely. I, of course, want
> >filesystems as addons, but I also want the code that loads the
> >filesystem addons to be an addon. Nor can you add anything to the
> >kernel; your efforts in this regard are severely circumscribed. For
> >instance, you can't write an addon that intercepts syscalls, which
> >would, of course, be required for a posix addon.
>
> What would making an add-on to load add-ons give you=3F
A very flexible file system layer, since it would abstract files from
the actual kernel. For instance, a devfs addon would allow you to
implement mulitple driver APIs, *without* changing the kernel. You
could do the same with an fs layer. What's the point of addons, anyway=3F
-Nathan
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