Why not build wine server as a linux kernel module?

Dan Kegel dank at kegel.com
Wed Mar 9 01:16:43 CST 2005


su_hang_ab at 163.com wrote:

 > May I ask you a question?
 > Why not build wine server as a linux kernel module?
 > I think the performance of a kernel module is better than a separate
 > process.
 > If anyone can give me a reasonable answer, I would really appreciate it.

It's been tried.  It will be tried again in the future,
I'm sure.  For the moment, though, just getting things
working properly is a big enough challenge without
involving the kernel.

See e.g. http://www.winehq.com/site/?issue=178#Viva%20la%20Kernel%20Module%20Idea
for previous discussions on the topic.
- Dan

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