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Re: [MiNT] fVDI TTF issues
Hello!
> > You can always implement it as daemon or something like that that
> > communicate over a pipe or such thing.
>
> Could a pipe be used to communicate with a kernel module?
Yes.
> > As I said, from interrupt handler you can't call very much and especially
>
> I don't think he's actually talking about running from inside an
> interrupt handler. The only stuff that would run from inside that in
> fVDI would be mouse and keyboard handling (including pointer movement).
Ok, so he simply means system calls (e.g. trap#X handling)?
> I've not looked into this, but is it OK for kernel threads to open
> devices and files then?
Yes. Kernel threads are processes that run in kernel mode and memory and
share ressources like filedescriptors and such things.
> Since it looks like I'll be forced to take a 3-4 week continuous
> vacation this summer (I normally try to pick the nice days ;-), I'll
> probably find the time to do something about all this in a couple of
> weeks. There are some other major changes in fVDI that are only half
> completed, though, which also need to be taken care of.
Would be absolutly great to have an gcc version.
Ciao
...Frank
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