Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2001 23:00:37 +0200 (CEST)
From: "Felix A. Croes"
Subject: Re: [DGD]Using the kernel lib

Stephen Schmidt wrote:

> Question on the kernel lib: What is the division of code between
> /kernel/lib/user.c and /kernel/obj/user.c? I'm hoping that everything
> "important" is in /kernel/lib/user.c, and that one can remove and
> replace /kernel/obj/user.c without causing any problems. Is that,
> indeed, the case? Or are there things in /kernel/obj/user.c which
> must be there for the kernel lib to function?

The kernel lib's user object is <meant> to be replaced, but the
replacement must have certain functions -- create(), login(), logout(),
receive_message(), and optionally receive_datagram() -- to function
properly.  It also must inherit /kernel/lib/user.

Regards,
Dworkin