[committed mach 4/4] i386: specialize `copyinmsg' and `copyoutmsg'

2015-02-20 Thread Justus Winter
Previously, `copyinmsg' was the same function as `copyin'. The former is for messages, and the size of messages is a multiple of four. Likewise for `copyoutmsg'. Provide a specialized version of both functions. This shaves off a couple of instructions and improves our IPC performance. * i386/i3

Re: mach 4

2006-10-10 Thread girish
i started off with reading GNUMACH. GNU Mach is basically a somewhat maintained fork on Mach 4. I would suggest to use the gnumach-1-branch; see <http://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/gnumach-download.html#cvs>. Regards, Thomas ___ Bug-hurd m

Re: mach 4

2006-10-10 Thread Thomas Schwinge
ds vis-a- > >>vis NPTL/ TLS of MIPS. > >> > >>where should i start - with mach4? > > i am more keen on Mach4! > because i couldn't find much of Mach4 info i started off with reading > GNUMACH. GNU Mach is basically a somewhat maintained fork on Ma

Re: mach 4

2006-10-06 Thread girish
On Oct 6, 2006, at 11:08 PM, Barry deFreese wrote: - Original Message - From: "girish" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 12:32 PM Subject: mach 4 hello. i am newbie to mach kernels. my plan is to port mach kernel to MIPS Malta evaluation b

Re: mach 4

2006-10-06 Thread Barry deFreese
- Original Message - From: "girish" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 12:32 PM Subject: mach 4 hello. i am newbie to mach kernels. my plan is to port mach kernel to MIPS Malta evaluation board. i have done some experience on portin

mach 4

2006-10-06 Thread girish
hello. i am newbie to mach kernels. my plan is to port mach kernel to MIPS Malta evaluation board. i have done some experience on porting NetBSD & Linux kernels for MIPS Malta board. idea is to experiment with mach threads vis-a-vis NPTL/ TLS of MIPS. where should i start - with mach4?