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Posts: 4977 from 2009/1/28
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Quote:Andreas_Wolf wrote:
> would it be technically possible to run a virtual machine client on MorphOS, which
> ran on one or if the quad core G5 was ever supported, ran on the other 3 cores?
I don't know if this is possible in general, but if it is (in ASMP style like iFusion running on OS3/WarpOS), then such VM would be restricted to running on one core. So if you have more than two cores like in the quad-G5 or the X5000/40, you would have to run more VMs to use more cores. This is because, while the OS running inside the VM may be SMP-capable, the VM itself would still be a MorphOS program and thus bound to the known limitations.
> I am not familiar with how AmigaOS4 is able to run some Linux software,
> but I assume it is running some kind of X-Windows compatible GUI wrapper
It's X-Windows (X11), but not a GUI wrapper. The programs run with their genuine GUI.
> which I have no idea of how it would work, or if that route is a good or
> bad option for running more available software. Since there does not seem
> to be much discussion regarding AmigaOS4.x's ability to run some Linux
> software using that method, I must assume that it is NOT a great solution
> for making AmigaOS4.x compatible hardware run more software.
Your assumption regarding AmiCygnix-like solutions is apparently shared by the MorphOS team:
http://morph.zone/modules/newbb_plus/viewtopic.php?topic_id=8220&forum=3&start=9http://morph.zone/modules/newbb_plus/viewtopic.php?topic_id=7785&forum=9&start=23http://morph.zone/modules/newbb_plus/viewtopic.php?topic_id=7785&forum=9&start=31http://morph.zone/modules/newbb_plus/viewtopic.php?topic_id=7785&forum=9&start=32http://morph.zone/modules/newbb_plus/viewtopic.php?topic_id=7785&forum=9&start=48Sounds about right, two (or more) virtually machines, and the VM software would have to have enough intelligence to manage core assignments and other house keeping tasks in a multiple VM setup.
That last part sounds like a job for some kind of hypervisor.
"Never attribute to malice what can more readily explained by incompetence"
