Partitioned Research Operating System Environment
This project re-evaluates the software stack in the light of para-virtualization technology and hypervisor support within next generation processors and operating systems. PROSE is an infrastructure enabling the use of logical partitions (LPARs) for the execution of stand-alone applications along side traditional operating systems. The design goal is to provide an environment allowing normal users to execute, interact and manage these custom kernels in much the same way they would with typical applications. The development environment is a set of modular component libraries providing necessary system services, and a familiar debug environment provided by exposing partition memory and control interfaces to a "controller" partition. This work is being done as part of the PERCs project which is part of the DARPA HPCS program.
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Last updated 11 Jan 2007