From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx2-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.12] helo=sc8-sf-mx2.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1Aoykh-0007s4-C2 for user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Thu, 05 Feb 2004 21:42:07 -0800 Received: from mail-01.iinet.net.au ([203.59.3.33] helo=mail.iinet.net.au) by sc8-sf-mx2.sourceforge.net with smtp (Exim 4.30) id 1Aoykg-0005bx-Lo for user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Thu, 05 Feb 2004 21:42:06 -0800 Received: from cameron by cp.yi.org with local (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1Aoyka-0001O1-00 for ; Fri, 06 Feb 2004 13:42:00 +0800 From: Cameron Patrick Subject: Re: [uml-devel] mconsole telinit design, worry about init standards? Message-ID: <20040206054200.GC22141@patrick.wattle.id.au> References: <20040206003759.GY4203@erizo.shearer.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040206003759.GY4203@erizo.shearer.org> Sender: user-mode-linux-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: user-mode-linux-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: The user-mode Linux development list List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2004 13:42:00 +0800 To: user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Dan Shearer wrote: | I've got a rough implementation of an mcsonole telinit command, where | mconsole_kern opens /dev/initctl and sends a command to change | runlevels. Some small changes in arch/um/mconsole_kern.c. | | This raises a question about UML design. UML shouldn't be dependent on | any specific program running inside the VM. How about having some kind of generic interface to allow the host to access files, send signals, etc inside the VM? That would be overkill for a simple telinit but could open up other possibilities too. Cameron. ------------------------------------------------------- The SF.Net email is sponsored by EclipseCon 2004 Premiere Conference on Open Tools Development and Integration See the breadth of Eclipse activity. February 3-5 in Anaheim, CA. http://www.eclipsecon.org/osdn _______________________________________________ User-mode-linux-devel mailing list User-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/user-mode-linux-devel