> Maybe I have not expressed my views very clearly. Very briefly, I would
> rather see the kernel offer high level services like dynamic process
> migration. It is not important which mechanism can simulate the other one.
> The important think is to allow the application programmer to use the cluster
> as easily as using a single computer. Transparency is the keyword here. Such
> services can be offered very transparently thru the kernel, even if they are
> not completely implemented inside the kernel.
This is screaming for bare-bones kernel support with the rest
inside a 'semi-transparent' library...
A fat kernel is not needed when a library can do more things
easier.
Rik.
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