Re: kernel stack challenge

[Peter Chubb]

>>>>> "Horst" == Horst von Brand <vonbrand@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

>> The only one is that performance would suffer because of use of
>> higher level language than C or Assembler.

Horst> Because the performance and size of kernel code is _critical_,
Horst> maybe?  Because much of the kernel code has been carefully
Horst> tuned for maximum performance perhaps?

>> There is a reason people use languages like PERL, Java and so on.

Horst> And there are solid reasons for _not_ writing operating system
Horst> kernels in them too...

Hey, why not just port Xemacs to run on the bare metal.  That way you
get a lisp interpreter `for free'.  :-)
--
Dr Peter Chubb  http://www.gelato.unsw.edu.au  peterc AT gelato.unsw.edu.au
The technical we do immediately,  the political takes *forever*


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