[openbeosnetteam] Re: Progress report
- From: <dreid@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: openbeosnetteam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 16:35:07 -0000 (GMT/BST)
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> Next step: install BeOS into my office computer, and try to hide this
> fact
> to the sysadmin... :-)
Hmmm, that'll be fun!
>
>> will i need a "normal" BeOS 5.03 install to test this ? (ie not BONE)
>
> As we don't base the new network stack code on any previous BeOS net
> stuffs,
> it should works same in vanilla BeOS (R5.0.x) and BONified BeOS
>systems.
> Compilation, however, may have some difference, because of differents
> public include files/path...
>
> The only problem I could see is the select() support offer by the
> kernel.
> Manuel Jesus Petit de Gabriel, former BeOS kernel engineer tell me
> that,
> if he recall correctly, the vfs select implementation in vanilla r5 has
> some memory
> corruptions bugs, which were fixed for BONE. It could have impact the
> stability
> of our select() support for sockets with the vaniall kernel.
> We will see...
Oh. Well, what does the select() hook in the driver do anyways? If it
passes calls into our stack there shouldn't be any issues...
>
> Some here code under R5.0.x (David, I guess), others have BONE (you, I
> guess! ;-) ),
>some have both (me). Same things for SMP hardware machines.
I have both as well, though my laptop (BONE) only has one NIC unless I add
my wireless card.
david
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