[okl4-developer] Capability Passing in OKL4 3.0

[Andrew Reilly]

Hi Gernot,

On Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:14:47 +1100 (EST)
Gernot Heiser <gernot at ok-labs.com> wrote:

> Specifically, while the kernel does support adding caps to clists, it
> doesn't presently provide a way to transfer them by IPC. Hence only
> a "privileged" thread that has access to both parties' Clists can
> transfer a cap between them.
> 
> Stay tuned for increased functionality in forthcoming releases.

I haven't been paying much attention to the addition of
capabilities.  Where is a good place to start reading about
them?  Are they capabilities in the sense of Amoeba, or AS400?

Cheers,

Andrew

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