Re: dynamic loading, was "Ugly Q, I admit"

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From: "Lucio De Re" <lucio@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> I remember loadable device drivers being mooted a while back.

It was on the list for 4th edition (rob was a fan) but too much was
going on in many ways for it to have a chance.  I might bring my
Inferno model into a private plan9 kernel and see if I like it.

> Shared library are a curse, but until everyone sees them in that
> light, they'll be with us for a long time to come.  It's a fashion
> thing.

A fashion?  I wish it would die.  But then again my wardrobe says
something about doing something for the helluva it.

> I never even remotely dared hope there'd be Plan 9 for the PS2.  Can I
> start dreaming?  Shall I spend some money and offer to help?

No need to dream.  The jump from the Inferno port to a plan9 port
is largely known territory.  It's just a whacky mips and so if you are
willing to get the mmu/tlb stuff right then you are almost there.  The
most interesting part is deciding what to do about graphics.  /dev/draw
would be an easy way out (the linux guys just went for a slow X) but
the chip is more fun than that.

brucee