From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:54:42 +1100 From: Sam Watkins To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Message-ID: <20091126065442.GE8156@nipl.net> References: <<4B0E14CF.3010406@conducive.org>> <2c61ec3892b531cee032fc8199128720@ladd.quanstro.net> <20091126064335.GC8156@nipl.net> <20091126065137.GD8156@nipl.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20091126065137.GD8156@nipl.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.13 (2006-08-11) Subject: Re: [9fans] Scanners Topicbox-Message-UUID: a1273830-ead5-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 05:51:37PM +1100, Sam Watkins wrote: > also perhaps it would be possible to run modules in userland, again drivers > needing access to direct memory-mapped devices and not doing that through the > kernel might be a problem. sorry for repeated posting! apparently this "DUSK" project is relevant: http://www.slideshare.net/alexeysmirnov/dusk-develop-at-userland-install-into-kernel