Re: [coLinux-users] Using coLinux to implement an windows file system driver (ifs)?

[Henry N. <hen...@ar...>]

On 01.02.2011 15:05, Clemens Eisserer wrote:
> I currently evaluating the possibility of writing a file-system-driver
> (ifs) for windows that internally uses a virtualized linux kernel to
> read the files.
> CoLinux seems to be the most promising (and least resource intensive)
> way to run a linux-kernel.
>
> - Would it be possible to use coLinux as basis for this project?

Yes, of curse, inside Linux kernel you have full access to all files. On 
the Windows side you needs to implement a virtual file-system driver.

> - How could IPC be done between my driver-kernel-module and the linux kernel?

Inside coLinux we have a message queue with destination direct to the 
driver or userland on both OS sides. So you can post messages from Linux 
to Windows and from Windows to Linux. A message contains a command, 
controls and data. For big data (>4K) we use shared memory, so you not 
need to copy memory.

> - Are there plans to support newer linux kernel releases too?

Here you needs to wait a half year or mor. Or try self to import the 
current patches to a newer kernel version.

-- 
Henry N.