minix/kernel/arch/i386
Tomas Hruby 728f0f0c49 Removal of the system task
* Userspace change to use the new kernel calls

	- _taskcall(SYSTASK...) changed to _kernel_call(...)

	- int 32 reused for the kernel calls

	- _do_kernel_call() to make the trap to kernel

	- kernel_call() to make the actuall kernel call from C using
	  _do_kernel_call()

	- unlike ipc call the kernel call always succeeds as kernel is
	  always available, however, kernel may return an error

* Kernel side implementation of kernel calls

	- the SYSTEm task does not run, only the proc table entry is
	  preserved

	- every data_copy(SYSTEM is no data_copy(KERNEL

	- "locking" is an empty operation now as everything runs in
	  kernel

	- sys_task() is replaced by kernel_call() which copies the
	  message into kernel, dispatches the call to its handler and
	  finishes by either copying the results back to userspace (if
	  need be) or by suspending the process because of VM

	- suspended processes are later made runnable once the memory
	  issue is resolved, picked up by the scheduler and only at
	  this time the call is resumed (in fact restarted) which does
	  not need to copy the message from userspace as the message
	  is already saved in the process structure.

	- no ned for the vmrestart queue, the scheduler will restart
	  the system calls

	- no special case in do_vmctl(), all requests remove the
	  RTS_VMREQUEST flag
2010-02-09 15:20:09 +00:00
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include Fix brackets in kernel/arch/i386/include/archconst.h 2010-01-06 08:46:33 +00:00
apic.c Removal of the system task 2010-02-09 15:20:09 +00:00
apic.h NMI watchdog is an awesome feature for debugging locked up kernels. 2010-01-16 20:53:55 +00:00
apic_asm.h Local APIC 2009-11-16 21:41:44 +00:00
apic_asm.S Local APIC 2009-11-16 21:41:44 +00:00
arch_do_vmctl.c Fixed some type inconsistencies in the kernel. 2010-01-26 12:26:06 +00:00
clock.c Removed unused symbols. 2010-01-25 18:13:48 +00:00
clock.h Removed unused symbols. 2010-01-25 18:13:48 +00:00
do_int86.c Removal of the system task 2010-02-09 15:20:09 +00:00
do_iopenable.c This patch removes the global variables who_p and who_e from the 2010-02-03 09:04:48 +00:00
do_readbios.c This patch removes the global variables who_p and who_e from the 2010-02-03 09:04:48 +00:00
do_sdevio.c This patch removes the global variables who_p and who_e from the 2010-02-03 09:04:48 +00:00
exception.c Removal of the system task 2010-02-09 15:20:09 +00:00
glo.h Local APIC 2009-11-16 21:41:44 +00:00
hw_intr.h Fixed some type inconsistencies in the kernel. 2010-01-26 12:26:06 +00:00
i8259.c Fixed some type inconsistencies in the kernel. 2010-01-26 12:26:06 +00:00
klib386.S copy_msg_from_user() and copy_msg_to_user() 2010-02-09 15:15:45 +00:00
Makefile NMI watchdog is an awesome feature for debugging locked up kernels. 2010-01-16 20:53:55 +00:00
memory.c This patch removes the global variables who_p and who_e from the 2010-02-03 09:04:48 +00:00
mpx386.S Removal of the system task 2010-02-09 15:20:09 +00:00
protect.c Removal of the system task 2010-02-09 15:20:09 +00:00
proto.h copy_msg_from_user() and copy_msg_to_user() 2010-02-09 15:15:45 +00:00
sconst.h NMI watchdog is an awesome feature for debugging locked up kernels. 2010-01-16 20:53:55 +00:00
system.c Early address space switch 2010-02-09 15:13:52 +00:00
watchdog.c Fixed warnings in watchdog.c 2010-01-19 14:47:25 +00:00
watchdog.h NMI watchdog is an awesome feature for debugging locked up kernels. 2010-01-16 20:53:55 +00:00