-
supported in
software led to a new
series of
microkernels with
dramatically improved performance.
Microkernels are
closely related to exokernels. They also...
- L4 is a
family of second-generation
microkernels, used to
implement a
variety of
types of
operating systems (OS),
though mostly for Unix-like, Portable...
- best-known general-purpose
microkernel,
other microkernels have been
developed with more
specific aims. The L4
microkernel family (mainly the L3 and the...
-
considered one of the
earliest examples of a
microkernel. However, not all
versions of Mach are
microkernels. Mach's
derivatives are the
basis of the operating...
-
categories are
monolithic kernels and
microkernels (with
nanokernels and
exokernels seen as more
extreme versions of
microkernels). The "hybrid"
category is controversial...
-
various efforts were
launched to port the Hurd to more
modern microkernels. The L4
microkernel was the
original choice in 2004, but
progress slowed to a halt...
- (and its
derivatives sometimes marketed as
hybrid kernel)
which use
microkernels and
servers (not to be
mistaken for
modules or daemons). Practically...
- and were able to
share code more easily. A key
concept to
almost all
microkernels is to
break down one
larger kernel into a set of
communicating servers...
-
verification techniques. The L4.sec system,
which is a
successor to the L4
microkernel family, is a capability-based system, and has been
significantly influenced...
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distributed computing. IPC is very
important to the
design process for
microkernels and nanokernels,
which reduce the
number of
functionalities provided...
