Title :
The RHODOS microkernel, kernel servers and their cooperation
Author :
De Paoli, D. ; Goscinski, A. ; Hobbs, M. ; Wickham, G.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Comput. & Math., Deakin Univ., Geelong, Vic., Australia
Abstract :
The use of a microkernel as the foundation for modern distributed operating systems is a common decision made among system designers. This paper describes the RHODOS distributed operating system, the design decisions, its´ microkernel and kernel servers. The different approaches to the cooperation between the RHODOS microkernel and the kernel servers are presented including an analysis of the trade-offs these approaches yield between modularity and performance
Keywords :
network operating systems; operating system kernels; RHODOS microkernel; cooperation; distributed operating system; kernel servers; microkernel; modularity; performance; trade-offs; Australia; Dispatching; Kernel; Mathematics; Message passing; Modems; Network servers; Operating systems; Sprites (computer); System performance;
Conference_Titel :
Algorithms and Architectures for Parallel Processing, 1995. ICAPP 95. IEEE First ICA/sup 3/PP., IEEE First International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Brisbane, Qld.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2018-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICAPP.1995.472204
