[SharpOS Developers] Bootstrapper

[Jonathan Dickinson]

Hi All,

I initially started writing a response to my previous post, but this
makes more sense in a new one. Sorry for so many posts :P.

How about writing a CIL bootSTRAPPER? I.e. not a drop-in replacement
for GRUB, but something that would allow us to at least get the boring
stuff out of the way (GDT and whatnot). This the boot process would
be:

GRUB [Loads]
o MOSA CIL Bootstrapper (Native) [Loads via cfg]
x Bootstrap Drivers (Native)
x JIT (Native)
x Scheduler (Managed)
x GC (Managed)
x Kernel (Managed) [Loads]
:: HAL (Managed) [Loads]
o Drivers (Managed)
:: ...
:: Userland (Managed)

I am sure you get the idea.

Each team could then make their own JITters, GCers, and Kernels while
keeping the mundane at bay: instead of writing a unified kernel. Is
that a win-win situation for everyone?

--
Jonathan

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[Bruce Markham]

From first impressions, I'm not opposed to the idea.

But then we'd all have to agree on some really fine details...