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Parallel operating system for MPP system: Design and implementation

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This paper presents the design and implementation of the microkernel based parallel operating system named MISIX for the highly parallel processing system called SPAX. First, we discuss the design specifications and practical design issues of MISIX. Then, we present the design and implementation of MISIX. Finally, we summerize the lessons we have learned throughout the design and implementations.

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Jerzy Waśniewski Jack Dongarra Kaj Madsen Dorte Olesen

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Kim, H.J., Lee, J.K., Rim, K.W. (1996). Parallel operating system for MPP system: Design and implementation. In: Waśniewski, J., Dongarra, J., Madsen, K., Olesen, D. (eds) Applied Parallel Computing Industrial Computation and Optimization. PARA 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1184. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-62095-8_44

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