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Sun tried out allowing Java in the kernel, it could be used to write device drivers just as Rust is being used now.
by rjsw 1y ago
Sun tried out allowing Java in the kernel, it could be used to write device drivers just as Rust is being used now.
- anextio 1y agoYou can hammer an applications programming language to do systems things, but it will never be a good experience nor have optimal performance.
- WD-42 1y agoHow would that even work with the JVM?
- zx8080 1y agoProbably https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazelle https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazelle or similar would be the answer.
- nolist_policy 1y agoCould you write interrupt handlers in it? You can't even do synchronous signal handling in Java.
- rjsw 1y agoThis [1] was the paper on it. [1] https://labs.oracle.com/pls/apex/f?p=LABS:0:3891254133275:APPLICATION_PROCESS=GETDOC_INLINE:::DOC_ID:142 https://labs.oracle.com/pls/apex/f?p=LABS:0:3891254133275:AP...