Re: [PATCH] proxy memory objects

Marcus Brinkmann <[email protected]> Thu, 12 Dec 2002 16:11:04 +0100
Newsgroups gmane.os.hurd.devel.readers
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On Wed, Dec 11, 2002 at 09:55:35PM -0800, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote:
> One is to have the create_proxy call say "oh, you're creating a
> secondary proxy".  Then it would need to make a new proxy on the same
> real memory object, and its permissions would be the AND of the ones
> provided and the ones in the primary proxy.  
> one.  

I think that's the way to go.  create_proxy should always resolve the
nested objects to a linear list of real memory objects with protection
and ranges.
 
Thanks,
Marcus

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