Re: [ANNOUNCE] Adeos nanokernel for Linux kernel

[Karim Yaghmour <karim@opersys.com>]

Erik Andersen wrote:
> Looks kindof cool in theory.  Have you done any benchmarking on
> the performance hit on Linux kernel vs baseline?

Philippe has done some preliminary testing with dbench/tbench and
he got something like < 1%. Of course, more testing is required.

>  What is the
> software patent outlook for this approach look like?

Alessandro's answer is to the point. Basically, grab the papers,
the code and the patent and have a look for yourself, you will see
that we're clear. Apart from having the kernels side-by-side,
Adeos is based on classic early '90s nanokernel work. No secrets
there.

Karim

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                 Karim Yaghmour
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