On µ-kernel construction

On µ-kernel construction (1995)

by Jochen Liedtke

Venue:	Symposium on Operating System Principles
Citations:	309 - 23 self

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Datum	Value	Source
TITLE	On µ-kernel construction	user correction
AUTHOR NAME	Jochen Liedtke	user correction
AUTHOR AFFIL	GMD--- German National Research Center for Information Technology	user correction
AUTHOR ADDR	GMD SET--RS, 53754 Sankt Augustin, Germany	user correction
ABSTRACT	From a software-technology point of view, the-kernel concept is superior to large integrated kernels. On the other hand, it is widely believed that (a)-kernel based systems are inherently inefficient and (b) they are not sufficiently flexible. Contradictory to this belief, we show and support by documentary evidence that inefficiency and inflexibility of current-kernels is not inherited from the basic idea but mostly from overloading the kernel and/or from improper implementation. Based on functional reasons, we describe some concepts which must be implemented by a-kernel and illustrate their flexibility. Then, we analyze the performance critical points. We show what performance is achievable, that the efficiency is sufficient with respect to macro-kernels and why some published contradictory measurements are not evident. Furthermore, we describe some implementation techniques and illustrate why-kernels are inherently not portable, although they improve portability of the whole system.	SVM HeaderParse 0.1
YEAR	1995	INFERENCE
VENUE	Symposium on Operating System Principles	user correction
VENUE TYPE	CONFERENCE	INFERENCE
CITATIONS	44 found	ParsCit 1.0