From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:41:56 +0100 From: Enrico Weigelt To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Message-ID: <20091126234156.GJ25437@nibiru.local> References: <<4B0E14CF.3010406@conducive.org>> <2c61ec3892b531cee032fc8199128720@ladd.quanstro.net> <20091126064335.GC8156@nipl.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20091126064335.GC8156@nipl.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Subject: Re: [9fans] Scanners Topicbox-Message-UUID: a3693bc0-ead5-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 * Sam Watkins wrote: Hi, > I don't know how hideously complicated it would be, to implement > a module interface that would support loading linux modules into > whatever other OS such as Plan 9. Wouldn't it be easier (and maybe more robust) to run an specially tailored linux kernel in an VM ? Something like Xen guests with PCI devices routed to them ? cu -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrico Weigelt, metux IT service -- http://www.metux.de/ phone: +49 36207 519931 email: weigelt@metux.de mobile: +49 174 7066481 icq: 210169427 skype: nekrad666 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Embedded-Linux / Portierung / Opensource-QM / Verteilte Systeme ----------------------------------------------------------------------