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@@ -57,13 +57,13 @@ have access to its backing store and that the principal that started it own the file system node to which it connects. The Hurd is also a set of servers that implement these protocols. The -servers run on top of [[Mach]] and use Mach's [[IPC]] mechanism to transfer -information. +servers run on top of [[microkernel/Mach]] and use Mach's +[[microkernel/mach/IPC]] mechanism to transfer information. The word *Hurd* is commonly used to refer to one of the following: - * the Hurd software that runs on top of a microkernel (most precisely) - * a machine running the [[Debian_GNU/Hurd|Distrib]] distribution + * the Hurd software that runs on top of a [[microkernel]] (most precisely) + * a machine running the [[Debian_GNU/Hurd|hurd/running/debian]] distribution * the [GNU Hurd](http://hurd.gnu.org/) project including related dependent projects * HIRD of UNIX Replacing Daemons (arguably) @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ On Unix, interprocess communication can be achieved using pipes. This is inefficient for large amounts of data as the data must be copied. This is generally not a problem as most services are provided by the Unix kernel and Unix is not designed to be -[[extensible]]. +[[extensible|extensibility]]. [[Microkernel]] systems, on the other hand, are generally composed of many components. As components are separated by their respective diff --git a/microkernel.mdwn b/microkernel.mdwn index 944169ab..39e31433 100644 --- a/microkernel.mdwn +++ b/microkernel.mdwn @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ The idea of a microkernel as explained above was first explored by Per Brinch-Hansen in 1970 in [The Nucleus of a Multiprogramming System](http://brinch-hansen.net/papers/1970a.pdf). -Other notable microkernels include Hydra, KeyKOS, Eros and L4. +Other notable microkernels include [[Hydra]], [[KeyKOS]], [[Eros]] and [[L4]]. An [introduction](http://www.cs.cornell.edu/Info/People/ulfar/ukernel/ukernel.html) by Úlfar Erlingsson and Athanasios Kyparlis (from 1996) to microkernel concepts. @@ -27,3 +27,5 @@ An [introduction](http://www.cs.cornell.edu/Info/People/ulfar/ukernel/ukernel.ht [[Microkernels_for_beginners|for_beginners]]. A 2002 article about [[microkernel_FUD|FUD]] (Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt). + +[[Mach]]. |