22 Dec
2009
22 Dec
'09
6:47 p.m.
Jose Catena wrote:
I could post a more concise description of the plan,
but what I intend
ultimately to achieve is a fully working and tested ntoskrnl that could run
on regular xp or s2003 too (to verify full compatibility).
As a general rule, we prefer fixes to features, and even then we prefer
features found in Windows to entirely new features. As an example of why
we try to avoid new features: running DPCs in pre-emptible real-time
threads raises serious issues, like the risk of deadlocks between high
priority real-time applications and DPCs that used to run at a higher
priority but don't anymore. You'll need a framework for compatibility
settings to make it work with existing drivers: at that point you'll
have solved one problem and created two new ones
If you want to make a lasting contribution to the project, work on
something that's aligned to the goals of the project
So maybe instead
of writing the details and discussing it, we may wait till I have it working
and speak again afterwards. This way I won't be wasting the time of anyone
else until the objectives are achieved and can be verified.
One doesn't usually start a discussion about something and at the same
time dismiss the need to discuss it. If you came here to brag, you came
to the wrong place