Fwd: Openmosix suggestion?

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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Kamran Soomro <[email protected]>
Date: Jul 9, 2007 7:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Openmosix-Devel] Openmosix suggestion?
To: "Pontius, Brian D CIV NAVSISA" <[email protected]>

Not a bad suggestion. However, the overhead for such an undertaking would b=
e
prohibitive
IMHO.

On 7/9/07, Pontius, Brian D CIV NAVSISA < [email protected]> wrote:

>  To all,
>
> I am very new to openmosix. I have been reading through the wiki etc=85 a=
nd
> I have an idea that I thought I would suggest to you openmosix experts.
>
> There are obviously some applications that cannot be migrated because the=
y
> are using shared memory or pthreads.  What if we put these applications
> behind a "virtualization layer"?  Here is what I mean.  When using vmware=
,
> you create a virtual machine and it talks to virtual hardware. What if we
> could start these applications and have it talk to virtual hardware
> controlled by openmosix.  The openmosix processes would communicate betwe=
en
> nodes and translate those virtual requests into physical requests giving =
the
> responses back to the originating process.
>
> I am not a developer, just an SA, so if I have considered something that
> impossible, impractical or stupid, please accept my apologizes and help m=
e
> understand.
>
> Let me know what you think.
>
> Thanks
>
> Brian Pontius
> UNIX/Linux System Administrator
> NAVSISA
> US Navy
> [email protected]
> 717-605-1939
>
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Regards,
Kamran Soomro.

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Regards,
Kamran Soomro.

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<br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br><span class=3D"gmail_quo=
te">From: <b class=3D"gmail_sendername">Kamran Soomro</b> &lt;<a href=3D"ma=
ilto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt;<br>Date: Ju=
l 9, 2007 7:56 PM
<br>Subject: Re: [Openmosix-Devel] Openmosix suggestion?<br>To: &quot;Ponti=
us, Brian D CIV NAVSISA&quot; &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]"=
>[email protected]</a>&gt;<br><br></span>Not a bad suggestion. However=
, the overhead for such an undertaking would be prohibitive=20
<br>IMHO.<br><br><div><div><span class=3D"e" id=3D"q_113ac8e592a629c5_1"><s=
pan class=3D"gmail_quote">On 7/9/07, <b class=3D"gmail_sendername">Pontius,=
 Brian D CIV NAVSISA</b> &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" targ=
et=3D"_blank" onclick=3D"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">

[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:</span></span></div><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin=
: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">






<div><div><span class=3D"e" id=3D"q_113ac8e592a629c5_3">


<p><font face=3D"Lucida Sans Unicode" size=3D"2">To all,</font>
</p>

<p><font face=3D"Lucida Sans Unicode" size=3D"2">I am very new to openmosix=
. I have been reading through the wiki etc=85 and I have an idea that I tho=
ught I would suggest to you openmosix experts.</font></p>

<p><font face=3D"Lucida Sans Unicode" size=3D"2">There are obviously some a=
pplications that cannot be migrated because they are using shared memory or=
 pthreads.&nbsp; What if we put these applications behind a &quot;virtualiz=
ation layer&quot;?&nbsp; Here is what I mean.&nbsp; When using vmware, you =
create a virtual machine and it talks to virtual hardware. What if we could=
 start these applications and have it talk to virtual hardware controlled b=
y openmosix.&nbsp; The openmosix processes would communicate between nodes =
and translate those virtual requests into physical requests giving the resp=
onses back to the originating process.=20
</font></p>

<p><font face=3D"Lucida Sans Unicode" size=3D"2">I am not a developer, just=
 an SA, so if I have considered something that impossible, impractical or s=
tupid, please accept my apologizes and help me understand.</font></p>

<p><font face=3D"Lucida Sans Unicode" size=3D"2">Let me know what you think=
.</font>
</p>

<p><font face=3D"Lucida Sans Unicode" size=3D"2">Thanks</font>
</p>
<br>

<p><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">Brian Pontius</font>

<br><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">UNIX/Linux System Administrator</font>

<br><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">NAVSISA</font>

<br><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">US Navy</font>

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<br><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">717-605-1939 </font>
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