From owner-freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 11 06:56:31 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: arch@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 677E6736; Thu, 11 Jun 2015 06:56:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kmacybsd@gmail.com) Received: from mail-pa0-x243.google.com (mail-pa0-x243.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:400e:c03::243]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 35A90148F; Thu, 11 Jun 2015 06:56:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kmacybsd@gmail.com) Received: by pabli10 with SMTP id li10so14701423pab.2; Wed, 10 Jun 2015 23:56:30 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject :from:to:cc:content-type; bh=U92FpxExSA+nLAV89mbK/2vOoDs+H5OlUYHYdSP4Fmc=; b=O/upn+dQq+Ma9dBPVZvIw4g957MKyuO5sxf7m2+j+CeGo4nmYnQzHP4fju9I9N/I6K QcneRHeovjtK7n7sqQOWhg3ZDdWrWb+4rEXiirDpjrPE6v3FuMyL4m5IHCbEbGvLumKU iMP44rqfe04PdK9kXYgdP4h5V6Uc3RYpCKdyz7C7wKOg8Rpte67ppRBH3WZDwijPDCFj maeXfXZiXBBRQYxS3wNySWIyu/t78EUDXsIJ21FZj6Q/U9txj/WJhQvx2J/JSiPRhwvM estEZNBt8ewkFVZuBhEW9SzAwlNDeLvng09I6Wnpkqi2q2FQPya+2yebeP/MxsUPHAb9 cgeQ== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.70.128.13 with SMTP id nk13mr12233200pdb.21.1434005790804; Wed, 10 Jun 2015 23:56:30 -0700 (PDT) Sender: kmacybsd@gmail.com Received: by 10.66.236.36 with HTTP; Wed, 10 Jun 2015 23:56:30 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.66.236.36 with HTTP; Wed, 10 Jun 2015 23:56:30 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <5E0E3EAE-F184-478F-B2A0-D3FAB71ADB20@gmail.com> References: <20150610224654.GM86224@funkthat.com> <5E0E3EAE-F184-478F-B2A0-D3FAB71ADB20@gmail.com> Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2015 23:56:30 -0700 X-Google-Sender-Auth: FJcILfgGe-QHhJT4Q7gkABNR5Jc Message-ID: Subject: Re: compiling parts of kernel in userland From: "K. Macy" To: Garrett Cooper Cc: arch@freebsd.org, John-Mark Gurney , Adrian Chadd , "freebsd-testing@freebsd.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.20 X-BeenThere: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussion related to FreeBSD architecture List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2015 06:56:31 -0000 On Jun 10, 2015 11:53 PM, "Garrett Cooper" wrote: > > (Adding -testing because this pertains to testing) > > On Jun 10, 2015, at 23:48, K. Macy wrote: > > > I started work on something I called libukern which allows you to run > > essentially all non platform code in user adding a PCI passthrough driver > > so one can run unmodified drivers in user. Libuinet is great as far as it > > goes, but it's just the network stack. If you want something other than > > just networking you'll have to do something else. > > If I had enough time and interest I=E2=80=99d look at investing my effort= s in porting RUMP from NetBSD to FreeBSD and going about it that route, but I=E2= =80=99m busy with other efforts so I can=E2=80=99t dedicate my time here yet. It se= ems like RUMP is the direction we should be going in=E2=80=A6 I looked at that first before starting a predecessor to uinet. You'll just have to trust me: no, it's not. -K