Hi,
On Wed Aug 14, 2013 at 00:32:03 +0200, Rudolf Weber wrote:
After a virtualbox-trouble and a reconfiguration of the virtualbox-Maschine my l4re/mag/l4linux-systemboots now.
It boots with and without -vvv Debuging-Options in he IO.
Thank you for your information with the PCI/IDE-relation.
The default l4linux-ux -Konfiguration is without CONFIG_PCI/CONFIG_VPCI.
Yes.
Is the IDE-Driver working without the PCI ? (Or does the ux-Configration not supporting an physical harddisk ?)
The IDE controller in a PC is (usually) always a PCI device. So no, it will not work without PCI. The UX configuration is an L4Linux config that has been configured to not use any physical hardware. It's just configuration.
Another Question: In 2002-2004 l4env has an IDL-Compiler Dice.
Now I read,that the L4-Api V4 is not machine dependend. In the C++-Example, the is an special stream to unmashall the opcode and the parameters. This code looks like the code the ACE/TAO (CORBA)-IDL Compiler generates.
What are the reasons (L4-Api V4 is one) to retire IDL-Compilers ?
An IDL compiler is good to have but also requires considerable work for the tool itself. It has been found out that C++-based stream operators hide the most annoying work on marshalling/unmarshalling and behave well on the performance side as well. The IDL compiler still has other benefits but needs to be done and maintained.
Adam