From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: "Bas Valkema" <0141060@hes-rdam.nl>
To: <elix@sourceware.cygnus.com>
Subject: Re: EL/IX spec review, status
Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2000 14:25:00 -0000
Message-id: <003401bf6202$1d610f20$0303a0c0@BAS>
References: <200001181915.LAA38490@triplerock.olsons.net> <00011813242902.02412@linux>
X-SW-Source: 2000-q1/msg00003.html

> On Tue, 18 Jan 2000, Michael A. Olson wrote:
>
> > Last week I sent a message on the draft EL/IX API spec to thismailing
list,
> > and have seen no response.  My message was pretty long-winded, but
boiled down
> > to a single question:  Is there any chance that the shared memory
support
> > would move from EL/IX level 4 to EL/IX level 3?  As a vendor, this would
let
> > me sell product on OSes that provide the level 1 or level 3
> > interfaces, instead of just levels 1 and 4.
>
> I'm just lurking here, but your suggestion seemed reasonable to me.
Anybody
> else?
> --

Sure, but what would be the difference between level 3 & 4 if the change is
conducted? (sorry had no time to study the spec carefully.. ;-)

Bas Valkema bvalkema@knowhowww.nl