Abstract:
A microkernel interprocess communication subsystem and method provide fast and efficient communication between clients and servers in uniprocessing, multiprocessing, and distributed processing environments. A microkernel operating system includes a capability engine module that manages capabilities or rights to map regions of the memory shared by multiprocessing tasks. There is a wide range of port rights that can be attributed to a task port; various permission levels, security levels, priority levels, processor and resource availability, etc. The capability engine analyses these rights and selectively enables transfers between tasks. In this manner, the capability engine manages the interprocess communication that must take place between the many clients and servers in a Microkernel System, in a fast and efficient manner.
Abstract:
A microkernel interprocess communication subsystem and method provide fast and efficient communication between clients and servers in uniprocessing, multiprocessing, and distributed processing environments. A microkernel operating system includes a capability engine module that manages capabilities or rights to map regions of the memory shared by multiprocessing tasks. There is a wide range of port rights that can be attributed to a task port; various permission levels, security levels, priority levels, processor and resource availability, etc. The capability engine analyses these rights and selectively enables transfers between tasks. In this manner, the capability engine manages the interprocess communication that must take place between the many clients and servers in a Microkernel System, in a fast and efficient manner.
Abstract:
A microkernel interprocess communication subsystem and method provide fast and efficient communication between clients and servers in uniprocessing, multiprocessing, and distributed processing environments. A microkernel operating system includes a capability engine module that manages capabilities or rights to map regions of the memory shared by multiprocessing tasks. There is a wide range of port rights that can be attributed to a task port; various permission levels, security levels, priority levels, processor and resource availability, etc. The capability engine analyses these rights and selectively enables transfers between tasks. In this manner, the capability engine manages the interprocess communication that must take place between the many clients and servers in a Microkernel System, in a fast and efficient manner.
Abstract:
A memory management method for a microkernel architecture and the microkernel itself feature template regions which are defined by the microkernel in the memory, as special objects. In the memory management method, after the microkernel is loaded into the memory of a data processing system, it begins creating task containers in the memory. It does this by forming template regions as special objects in the memory, the template regions having a set of attributes. Then, when the microkernel forms a task in the memory, it does so by mapping the template region into the task. The microkernel defines a virtual address space for the task based upon the template region. Later, when the microkernel conducts virtual memory operations on the template regions, the effect of the virtual memory operations is manifested in the task by means of the mapping relationship. In this manner, a single template region can be mapped into multiple tasks, simultaneously. By directing virtual memory operations to the template region on which they will take effect, the sharing of the virtual memory operations is much easier to accomplish since the changes are made to a template region, not to the mapping of the template region within each task.
Abstract:
A method and system in a distributed shared-memory data processing system are disclosed having a single operating system being executed simultaneously by a plurality of processors included within a plurality of coupled processing nodes for determining a utilization of each memory location included within a shared-memory included within each of the plurality of nodes by each of the plurality of nodes. The operating system processes a designated application utilizing the plurality of nodes. During the processing, for each of the plurality of nodes, a determination is made of a quantity of times each memory location included within a shared-memory included within each of the plurality of nodes is accessed by each of the plurality of nodes.
Abstract:
A memory management method for a microkernel architecture and the microkernel itself feature template regions which are defined by the microkernel in the memory, as special objects. In the memory management method, after the microkernel is loaded into the memory of a data processing system, it begins creating task containers in the memory. It does this by forming template regions as special objects in the memory, the template regions having a set of attributes. Then, when the microkernel forms a task in the memory, it does so by mapping the template region into the task. The microkernel defines a virtual address space for the task based upon the template region. Later, when the microkernel conducts virtual memory operations on the template regions, the effect of the virtual memory operations is manifested in the task by means of the mapping relationship. In this manner, a single template region can be mapped into multiple tasks, simultaneously. By directing virtual memory operations to the template region on which they will take effect, the sharing of the virtual memory operations is much easier to accomplish since the changes are made to a template region, not to the mapping of the template region within each task.
Abstract:
A microkernel interprocess communication subsystem and method provide fast and efficient communication between clients and servers in uniprocessing, multiprocessing, and distributed processing environments. A microkernel operating system includes a capability engine module that manages capabilities or rights to map regions of the memory shared by multiprocessing tasks. There is a wide range of port rights that can be attributed to a task port; various permission levels, security levels, priority levels, processor and resource availability, etc. The capability engine analyses these rights and selectively enables transfers between tasks. In this manner, the capability engine manages the interprocess communication that must take place between the many clients and servers in a Microkernel System, in a fast and efficient manner.