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Genode OS Framework
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In the init configuration one can configure the donation of CPU time via 'resource' tags that have the attribute 'name' set to "CPU" and the attribute 'quantum' set to the percentage of CPU quota that init shall donate. The pattern is the same as when donating RAM quota. ! <start name="test"> ! <resource name="CPU" quantum="75"/> ! </start> This would cause init to try donating 75% of its CPU quota to the child "test". Init and core do not preserve CPU quota for their own requirements by default as it is done with RAM quota. The CPU quota that a process owns can be applied through the thread constructor. The constructor has been enhanced by an argument that indicates the percentage of the programs CPU quota that shall be granted to the new thread. So 'Thread(33, "test")' would cause the backing CPU session to try to grant 33% of the programs CPU quota to the thread "test". By now, the CPU quota of a thread can't be altered after construction. Constructing a thread with CPU quota 0 doesn't mean the thread gets never scheduled but that the thread has no guaranty to receive CPU time. Such threads have to live with excess CPU time. Threads that already existed in the official repositories of Genode were adapted in the way that they receive a quota of 0. This commit also provides a run test 'cpu_quota' in base-hw (the only kernel that applies the CPU-quota scheme currently). The test basically runs three threads with different physical CPU quota. The threads simply count for 30 seconds each and the test then checks wether the counter values relate to the CPU-quota distribution. fix #1275 |
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Genode Operating System Framework
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This is the source tree of the reference implementation of the Genode OS
architecture. For a general overview about the architecture, please refer to
the project's official website:
:Official project website for the Genode OS Framework:
[http://genode.org/documentation/general-overview]
The current implementation can be compiled for 8 different kernels: Linux,
L4ka::Pistachio, L4/Fiasco, OKL4, NOVA, Fiasco.OC, Codezero, and a custom
kernel for running Genode directly on ARM-based hardware. Whereas the Linux
version serves us as development vehicle and enables us to rapidly develop the
generic parts of the system, the actual target platforms of the framework are
microkernels. There is no "perfect" microkernel - and neither should there be
one. If a microkernel pretended to be fit for all use cases, it wouldn't be
"micro". Hence, all microkernels differ in terms of their respective features,
complexity, and supported hardware architectures.
Genode allows the use of each of the kernels listed above with a rich set of
device drivers, protocol stacks, libraries, and applications in a uniform way.
For developers, the framework provides an easy way to target multiple different
kernels instead of tying the development to a particular kernel technology. For
kernel developers, Genode contributes advanced workloads, stress-testing their
kernel, and enabling a variety of application use cases that would not be
possible otherwise. For users and system integrators, it enables the choice of
the kernel that fits best with the requirements at hand for the particular
usage scenario.
Directory overview
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The source tree is composed of the following subdirectories:
:'doc':
This directory contains general documentation. Please consider the following
document for a quick guide to get started with the framework:
! doc/getting_started.txt
If you are curious about the ready-to-use components that come with the
framework, please review the components overview:
! doc/components.txt
:'repos':
This directory contains the so-called source-code repositories of Genode.
Please refer to the README file in the 'repos' directory to learn more
about the roles of the individual repositories.
:'tool':
Source-code management tools and scripts. Please refer to the README file
contained in the directory.
Contact
#######
The best way to get in touch with Genode developers and users is the project's
mailing list. Please feel welcome to join in!
:Genode Mailing Lists:
[http://genode.org/community/mailing-lists]