Re: GUI systems Jonathan S. Shapiro (shap@eros-os.org)
Tue, 27 Jun 2000 16:21:32 -0400

> Thirdly, what about multiprocessor support? I know this is a very hard
> problem, but I claim that it'ss extremely important in the server
> appliance domain

Actually, I'm not convinced that it's such a hard problem. EROS already has pin() calls in all the places where a multiprocessor would require a lock, and I have a middle-ground design in mind that will work quite nicely for up to 4-way machines.

Still, it surely needs attention.

shap