[9fans] To virtualise cpu/fs/auth-servers, or not?

[Jonas Amoson <jonas.amoson@home.se>]

The plan9-way seems to be to divide the tasks
of running programs, storing files, authenti-
cation and user interaction, to separate
servers or computers. This makes sense in
a large system with many users, but does it
also have appeal in a system with at most a
couple of users (mostly me)?

How do you feel about using virtualisation
(e.g. using vmware) for splitting the plan9-
roles to different virtual machines?

One take is that it is the task of the OS
to handle different task securely and in
isolation, but that it might be good to add
layers, for the sake of robustness?

Up till now, I have been drawterming to
an all-in-one cpu/fs/auth-server. Nothing
very demanding, really. More out for a
philosophical discussion.

Jonas Amoson