[ale] kernel funness?

[Pete Hardie]

Jonathan Rickman wrote:
> On Tuesday 02 September 2003 17:38, Stephen Turner wrote:
> 
>>hey i seem to recall in a magazine or something reading about a web
>>server embedded in the kernel. has anyone done such a thing and is it a
>>good idea/performs well? i was thinking a small embedded kernel and not
>>much else would be nice if i could get a console (which i seem to recal
>>kernel will give one) a webserver and some security like ipchains or
>>somthing
> 
> 
> khttpd is a loadable kernel module that provides limited webserver 
> functionality. Very basic, but it works and is pretty fast. However, some 
> things are better left in userland. Web servers have no business living in 
> kernel space IMHO. It's there for some reason and has obviously been 
> approved by Linus, but I can't imagine why. Maybe someone else can 
> enlighten us all as to the advantages of such a setup.

tiny embedded system - like the webserver the size of a matchhead (looked like a 
transistor) from several years ago.  Kernel space means it can't be messed with, 
right?



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