11th IEEE International Conference on Embedded and Real-Time Computing Systems and Applications (RTCSA'05)
Experiences from Implementing Multiprocessor Support for an Industrial Operating System Kernel
Hong Kong, China
August 17-August 19
ISBN: 0-7695-2346-3
The ongoing transition from uniprocessor to multiprocessor computers requires operating system support. There is a large body of specialized operating systems which require porting in order to work on multiprocessors. In this paper we describe the design and implementation of a multiprocessor port of a cluster operating system kernel. The multiprocessor support is implemented with a giant locking scheme, which allowed us to get an initial working version with only minor changes to the original code. We also discuss performance and implementation experiences.
Citation:
Simon Kågström, Håkan Grahn, Lars Lundberg, "Experiences from Implementing Multiprocessor Support for an Industrial Operating System Kernel," rtcsa, pp.365-368, 11th IEEE International Conference on Embedded and Real-Time Computing Systems and Applications (RTCSA'05), 2005