[EROS-Arch] Questioning need for Call Count

Seth Arnold sarnold@willamette.edu
Sun, 12 Nov 2000 00:24:53 -0800


* Jonathan S. Shapiro <shap@cs.jhu.edu> [001109 10:54]:
> [...] An alternative would be to build room for a call count into the
> data exchange protocol but not implement call counts within the kernel
> mechanism. [...]

Would the space for this call counter come from one the four
capabilities registers passed in IPC communications? (Furthermore, is
there any magic reason for passing four capabilities? :)

Thanks

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