Title :
Adaptive object management for a reconfigurable microkernel
Author :
Oikawa, Shuichi ; Sugiura, Kazunori ; Tokuda, Hideyuki
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Environ. Inf., Keio Univ., Kanagawa, Japan
Abstract :
Generic mechanisms and policies provided by the existing operating system kernels cannot satisfy requirements of the current and future applications especially in mobile system environments. An operating system kernel needs to be adaptable, customizable, and extensible to cope with the changes of a computation environment and requirements from applications. This paper introduces a DKM (Dynamic Kernel Module) as a mechanism and the DKM server as a service to reconfigure RT-Mach. A DKM is an extension of a LKM (Loadable Kernel Module), which is provided by UNIX kernels to extend their functionality dynamically. The DKM server manages their load and detachment. It must be programmable not to lose the flexibility of their management but to be reconfigurable to cope with a variety of applications and systems
Keywords :
Unix; object-oriented programming; operating system kernels; Dynamic Kernel Module; Loadable Kernel Module; RT-Mach; UNIX kernels; adaptive object management; computation environment; functionality; operating system kernels; reconfigurable microkernel; Application software; Computer networks; Computer science; Hardware; Kernel; Load management; Mobile computing; Operating systems; Personal digital assistants; Resource management;
Conference_Titel :
Object-Orientation in Operating Systems, 1996., Proceedings of the Fifth International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7692-2
DOI :
10.1109/IWOOOS.1996.557869