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Re: A comment about changing kernels


From: Marcus Brinkmann
Subject: Re: A comment about changing kernels
Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 01:05:20 +0100
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At Fri, 28 Oct 2005 20:34:09 +0200,
Bernhard Kauer <address@hidden> wrote:
> Now to copy(): I know no functional argument to introduce a copy() into
> L4.sec. The only argument is performance. Because mapping (or copy) a
> return endpoint with every RPC will be too expensive,

Ask Espen about "map-once" mappings to learn how to allow to optimize
reply capabilities.

> server protocols will be session based.  To establish a new session
> with a server the server has to be called anyway, which nullifies
> the advantage of copy().

You won't actually call this policy neutral, will you?

Thanks,
Marcus





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