From owner-freebsd-emulation@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 23 13:32:53 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6EF5216A4CE for ; Mon, 23 Feb 2004 13:32:53 -0800 (PST) Received: from ns1.xcllnt.net (209-128-86-226.BAYAREA.NET [209.128.86.226]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 481E343D1D for ; Mon, 23 Feb 2004 13:32:53 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from marcel@xcllnt.net) Received: from ns1.xcllnt.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ns1.xcllnt.net (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i1NLWrOE047562; Mon, 23 Feb 2004 13:32:53 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from marcel@ns1.xcllnt.net) Received: (from marcel@localhost) by ns1.xcllnt.net (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id i1NLWriN047561; Mon, 23 Feb 2004 13:32:53 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from marcel) Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 13:32:53 -0800 From: Marcel Moolenaar To: Lance Gilbert Message-ID: <20040223213253.GA47447@ns1.xcllnt.net> References: <200402231901.i1NJ1aIL035110@freefall.freebsd.org> <200402231342.14187.Lance@thefrontnetworks.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200402231342.14187.Lance@thefrontnetworks.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.5.1i cc: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Implimenting New Linux System Calls X-BeenThere: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Development of Emulators of other operating systems List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 21:32:53 -0000 On Mon, Feb 23, 2004 at 01:42:14PM -0700, Lance Gilbert wrote: > > Not to be completely glom-and-doom, I have started investigating the design of > the Linux Emulation kernel module in order to start implimenting these calls > myself, in an aim to keep it continually current with the current released > Linux kernel. Cool! > Is there already a team assigned to this task, or if not, would it perhaps be > wise to start a project aimed at maintaining this? The linux module is mostly unmaintained. Once in a while someone fixes the odd bug here or there or enhances it for some immediate need. My advice would be to submit PRs or find a committer who can commit your stuff and work with him/her. Note also that linux support is also present on alpha and it is expected that it is kept in sync with i386. The future will be even more interesting because linux emulation on amd64 is very much in demand. Linux emulation on ia64 is of less importance now, but not from the table. FYI, -- Marcel Moolenaar USPA: A-39004 marcel@xcllnt.net