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Re: [Xen-devel] OCaml xenstored

To: Patrick Colp <pjcolp@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] OCaml xenstored
From: Joshua West <jwest@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:32:30 -0400
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Not that I necessarily object, but I'm wondering why you chose OCaml for
a new xenstored, instead of the languages already native to Xen like
Python and C?

Patrick Colp wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> About six weeks ago I posted about making changes to XenStore. I
> suggest a cleaned up XenStore protocol and said I would begin work on
> an OCaml version of the XenStore daemon.
>
> I have completed my first version of said OCaml XenStore daemon, which
> I've attached to this message. It contains the source files, Makefile,
> and a README.
>
> The core functionality of the original XenStore daemon is in place.
> Some of the trace file and logging stuff may not be quite fully
> implemented, but it does allow domains to be started, shutdown, and
> migrated.
>
> The code is ugly and all in one file. But this was my first time ever
> coding in OCaml as well. I'm currently working on cleaning up the code
> and moving it into modules (and the new code is starting to look
> *much* nicer than what I'm posting here). This next version should
> also include some enhancements to things like transactions and security.
>
> Please let me know of any problems/suggestions you have.
>
>
> Patrick
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Joshua West
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Brandeis University
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