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2009 Jul 17
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[LLVMdev] LLVM for plugins and more
...ection could have many uses.
I.e.:
- Plugins
- Separating/protecting execution contexts. Like processes without the
overhead of changing address space.
- Controlled injection of user-level code into a monolithic kernel.
- Provide safety in a Singularity-like kernel
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singularity_(operating_system)).
Now, my question is whether LLVM is suited for this type of use and, if so,
are there any projects that work towards this goal?
At the top of my head, I guess a transform that detects illegal memory
references, a way to call external functions safely and some kind of tracki...