Re: Porting the Hurd to VK (Was: running hurd in linux)

[Neal H Walfield]

> I think the solution here is that all device access should be done
> through hurdish interfaces.  Only the parent would have real access to
> the mach devices.  The subhurd would have to have access given to it,
> eg via mach ports.  This also contributes to portability, since you'd
> have defined interfaces for the device drivers to export.

You appear not to understand is what a subhurd is; do not consider it a
child, it is a peer to the original Hurd.

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