can python do some kernel stuff?

Ivan Illarionov ivan.illarionov at gmail.com
Wed Jun 4 12:54:08 EDT 2008


On Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:24:11 -0500, Grant Edwards wrote:

>> I can't understand why somebody might want to do kernel stuff in
>> Python.
> 
>     we choose to put Python in kernel-space and do the other things, not
>     because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal
>     will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and
>     skills...
> 
> ;)

tinypy rewritten in assembly probably could do the kernel job. CPython is 
far too big for the kernel.

Another crazy idea. What about initd/launchd replacement in pure Python? 
Python would be the first PID. Isn't it more practical?
    
Ivan



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