On 2/14/2024 10:22 AM, Petr Tesařík wrote:
On Wed, 14 Feb 2024 06:52:53 -0800
Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 2/14/24 03:35, Petr Tesarik wrote:
This patch series implements x86_64 arch hooks for the generic SandBox
Mode infrastructure.
I think I'm missing a bit of context here. What does one _do_ with
SandBox Mode? Why is it useful?
I see, I split the patch series into the base infrastructure and the
x86_64 implementation, but I forgot to merge the two recipient lists.
:-(
Anyway, in the long term I would like to work on gradual decomposition
of the kernel into a core part and many self-contained components.
Sandbox mode is a useful tool to enforce isolation.
In its current form, sandbox mode is too limited for that, but I'm
trying to find some balance between "publish early" and reaching a
feature level where some concrete examples can be shown. I'd rather
fail fast than maintain hundreds of patches in an out-of-tree branch
before submitting (and failing anyway).
Petr T
What you're proposing sounds a gigantic thing, which could potentially
impact all subsystems. Unless you prove it has big advantages with real
world usages, I guess nobody even wants to look into the patches.
BTW, this seems another attempt to get the idea of micro-kernel into
Linux.
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Thanks!
Xin
