JNode-Core

This team will develop the virtual machine itself and the basic structure of the JNode kernel.

Team members

• Ewout Prangsma, teamleader
• Madhu Siddalingaiah
• Patrik Reali

Topics:
The plugin framework, The device framework, The VM, classloaders, native code compilers, memory management, The build & boot process, PCI drivers.

All development issues are discusses in our forum.

Targets for the near future:

• Finalize integrate optimizing native code compiler
• Load/unload/reload plugins at runtime
• Load/unload/reload drivers at runtime
• Start security system
• Plugin install, upgrade & uninstall framework

Targets for the longer term:

• Fully concurrent GC
• Improve memory allocation speed