Re: [ros-diffs] [hbirr] 19329: - Changed all registry functions to WCHAR.

[Alex Ionescu]

[e-mail] wrote:
> Changed all registry functions to WCHAR.
> Implemented packed/unpacked names for keys and values.
> Fixed the hash values for very short data.
> Fixed the debug build.
> Don't search for a serial mouse, if the port is used for debug prints.

Hi Hartmut,

Microsoft have managed to write their Cm code in a very portable way so 
that the Hv* (Hive) and Cm* (NT Config Manager) APIs are very seperated. 
The result of this is that they've been able to share the registry code 
between the kernel and the boot loader. Is there any way we can do the 
same? Certaintly having two pieces of code that are very similar but 
have subtle differences creates only more avenues for bugs. (Casper, you 
agree?)

Best regards,
Alex Ionescu

[Hartmut Birr]

Alex Ionescu wrote:
> Microsoft have managed to write their Cm code in a very portable way
> so that the Hv* (Hive) and Cm* (NT Config Manager) APIs are very
> seperated. The result of this is that they've been able to share the
> registry code between the kernel and the boot loader. Is there any way
> we can do the same? Certaintly having two pieces of code that are very
> similar but have subtle differences creates only more avenues for
> bugs. (Casper, you agree?)

I think it is possible to share the code for the hive and the registry
functions between freeldr and ntoskrnl. And we have three pieces of
similar code. Mkhive can use the same routines.

- Hartmut