Idea: Merging of UserModeLinux (UML) and this project

[spoiledsport]

Guys

I see great advances on this project since its inception. But I am also aware of trying to re-create Linux behaviours in Windows. So I asked myself why the effort when Linux already implements all this stuff. So,
I been playing for some time with the idea of merging this project with UML (http://user-mode-linux.sourceforge.net/). I think we have everything in place to make it work. I already gotten UML to compile in windows (64 and 32 bits) using MSYS2.

To start, I need help for using the DBT to correctly replace all that PTRACE stuff in UML. I know that I have to embed the initial jump point to the translator in
void start_thread(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long eip, unsigned long esp)

We need to make sure that the translator calls back into Linux to do all its work : loading of executable or libraries, allocation of memory, SYSCALLS, etc.

What do you guys think? I know this is doable. The question is who is willing to help. I don't want to reengineer the DBT or any part of this work. Could the translator be easily modify to call into other infrastructure?

By the way, great work on this effort. I love this project. I want it to remain viable, thus the reason for my questions and ideas. Please respond to this thread on any ideas you may have or suggestions for me to try.

[wishstudio]

Hello, thanks for your interest in this project.

IMO I think the most difficult part is to implement the ptrace() system call. I have no idea how much degree we need to implement in order to support the usage of UserModeLinux. Although I think we already have the major building blocks in current DBT code.

[mdirik]

@spoiledsport Did you see andLinux? It is basically implemented version of your idea, but it is very old and unmaintained, unfortunately.