[Info-vax] What does VMS get used for, these days?

[Simon Clubley]

On 2022-11-14, Arne Vajhøj <arne at vajhoej.dk> wrote:
> On 11/14/2022 1:59 PM, Simon Clubley wrote:
>> On 2022-11-11, Arne Vajhøj <arne at vajhoej.dk> wrote:
>>> On 11/11/2022 7:40 PM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
>>>> =?UTF-8?Q?Arne_Vajh=c3=b8j?=  <arne at vajhoej.dk> wrote:
>>>>> On 11/10/2022 9:51 AM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
>>>>>> As software becomes more and more expensive, I think the need to have an
>>>>>> efficient operating system that provides database features in the kernel
>>>>>> becomes more important.
>>>>>
>>>>> Database in the actual OS kernel or just database shipping with the
>>>>> OS distribution?
>>>>>
>>>>> It is not uncommon to put application functionality in the
>>>>> kernel today, but I am not keen on the idea.
>>>>
>>>> I think in the kernel.  Maybe not in the top ring, but in a ring below it.
>>>> I want fast database access, I want rapid transaction turnover, I don't care
>>>> necessarily about realtime operation or any direct UI other than for
>>>> administration, or ever specifically making deadline.  I'm thinking of a
>>>> specialized database engine.
>>>
>>> I don't think I have ever heard about that for database.
>> 
>> Rdb ? :-)
>
> I thought that was in user space not kernel space (P0 vs S0 in
> more VMSish teminology).
>

I thought the core Rdb components ran in Executive mode. Was I wrong
about that ?

Simon.

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