A Protocol to Rule Them All
The Plan 9 Protocol
The Plan 9 protocol, also known as 9P, is a network protocol developed for the Plan 9 operating system. It provides a unified way to access resources, treating all system interfaces (files, devices, network connections) as files.
Extreme Resource Partitioning
By leveraging 9P in Morinaga OS, resources can be partitioned and shared efficiently:
- CPU Servers: Offload processing tasks to dedicated CPU resources.
- Memory Sharing: Access remote memory as if it were local.
- Device Access: Use peripherals connected to other machines seamlessly.
Implementation in Morinaga OS
Integrating 9P Support
Enable 9P in the kernel:
make menuconfig
# Navigate to File Systems > Network File Systems
# Enable 9P2000 support
Setting Up a 9P Server
Configure a 9P server to share resources:
# Install u9fs or a similar 9P server
sudo apt-get install u9fs
# Start the server
u9fs /exported/directory
Mounting 9P Resources
On the client side, mount the 9P resource:
sudo mount -t 9p -o trans=tcp,port=5640 192.168.1.10 /mnt/9p
Future Possibilities
With optimized implementations, entire systems can be composed of networked resources:
- Dynamic resource allocation based on demand.
- Seamless scaling by adding more servers.
- Unified management of distributed systems.