Re:Examining the Legendary Hurd Kernel (2008)
by nickpsecurity on Sunday July 12, 2015 @07:29PM
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Thanks for the detailed reply. I've saved it in case the topic comes up in another forum.
The design is great. I get most of it. Security is a big, use case for microkernels these days. One part that jumps out at me is that receiver inherits sendor's priority and quantum during a transfer of control. I'm guessing the kernel manages the inheritance in storage only it controls, right? Otherwise, I could see issues coming up.
So, it made a robust desktop, eh? I considered getting a copy of it but didn't have time. What do you think about integrating a knock-off of this kernel with MINIX 3 or GenodeOS? They seem to be the furthest ahead of the open, microkernel-based systems at getting to something usable.
The design is great. I get most of it. Security is a big, use case for microkernels these days. One part that jumps out at me is that receiver inherits sendor's priority and quantum during a transfer of control. I'm guessing the kernel manages the inheritance in storage only it controls, right? Otherwise, I could see issues coming up.
So, it made a robust desktop, eh? I considered getting a copy of it but didn't have time. What do you think about integrating a knock-off of this kernel with MINIX 3 or GenodeOS? They seem to be the furthest ahead of the open, microkernel-based systems at getting to something usable.