Date: Wed, 02 May 2001 02:39:03 -0400
From: BieshaarP@netscape.net (Peter Bieshaar)
To: rgooch@ras.ucalgary.ca
Cc: BieshaarP@netscape.net, netdev@oss.sgi.com
Subject: Re: possible suggestion for within the Linux kernel
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I think the benefit will be very much in environments where a couple of little, probably embedded, CPU's can communicate with more intelligence and faster. I think about the car-industry and possibly droids. Both can be done with current technology but that will always be a three steps communication, with doors it should go more directly.

I also received a mail from David Brownell, that there are some patents on the door mechanism, which I wasn't aware of.

Hope this answers your question.

Peter Bieshaar.


Richard Gooch <rgooch@ras.ucalgary.ca> wrote:
>
> [Please fix your MUA to wrap your lines at 72 characters]
> Peter Bieshaar writes:
> > I got this email address from Alan Cox. I think I have a really
> > great idea to implement into the Linux kernel.
> > But can actually not find any place to talk with anybody about
> > this. It is about tcp_doors, a door equivalent like Solaris > 2.51
> > is using but then built onto the tcp layer.
> > 
> > It will have great impact into a lot of OS stuff like mem mngmnt,
> > IPC, function, security, a lot of other exceptions and stack
> > management to name a few. I want to know what your ideas are and how
> > something like this should be set up.
> 
> What's the benefit to having tcp_doors?
> 
>                 Regards,
> 
>                     Richard....
> Permanent: rgooch@atnf.csiro.au
> Current:   rgooch@ras.ucalgary.ca
> 
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Peter Bieshaar
UniSE - Unix services en diensten
                          www.unise.nl
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