DocumentCode
2552281
Title
Mach: a foundation for open systems [operating systems]
Author
Rashid, Rasber ; Baron, R. ; Forin, A. ; Golub, D. ; Jones, Maxwell ; Orr, D.
Author_Institution
Sch. of Comput. Sci., Carnegie-Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA
fYear
1989
fDate
27-29 Sep 1989
Firstpage
109
Lastpage
113
Abstract
An alternative approach to building an entire operating system (OS) separating those parts of the OS that control the basic hardware resources (the kernel) from those that determine the unique characteristics of an OS environment, is examined, taking the Mach kernel as an example. Mach features which support OS emulation are discussed. In-kernel and out-of-kernel emulation are described. Two instances of the latter approach, the multithreaded Unix server and the multiserver Unix, are considered. Related work and Mach availability are addressed
Keywords
Unix; file servers; open systems; operating systems (computers); software engineering; Mach kernel; OS emulation; hardware resources; multiserver Unix; multithreaded Unix server; operating system; software development; Application software; Computer aided manufacturing; Computer industry; Costs; Hardware; Open systems; Operating systems; Resource management; System testing; Voice mail;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Workstation Operating Systems, 1989., Proceedings of the Second Workshop on
Conference_Location
Pacific Grove, CA
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/WWOS.1989.109278
Filename
109278
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