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Mach is a so-called first generation [[microkernel]]. It is the
microkernel currently used by the [[Hurd]].
* [[Concepts]]
* [[Deficiencies]]
* [[Documentation]]
* [[History]]
* [Torvalds, Tanenbaum
Debate](http://www.dina.dk/~abraham/Linus_vs_Tanenbaum.html)
# Implementations
* [[GNU_Mach|gnumach]]
* [Apple's Darwin](http://developer.apple.com/darwin/)
([API](http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Darwin/Conceptual/KernelProgramming/index.html))
(**non-free**)
* [[open_issues/OSF_Mach]]
# Related
* [[Mach_Interface_Generator_(MIG)|mig]]
[[!ymlfront data="""
kernel_foundation_unix:
"M. Accetta, R. Baron, W. Bolosky, D. Golub, R. Rashid, A. Tevanian, and
M. Young, Mach: A New Kernel Foundation for UNIX Development, USENIX
Conference Proceedings, July 1986. Paper
[\[pdf\]](http://www.cs.toronto.edu/~demke/469F.06/Handouts/mach_usenix86.pdf)."
kernel_interface:
"Mach 3 Kernel Interfaces. Open Software Foundation and Carnegie Mellon
University. Keith Loepere, Editor. NORMA-MK12: July 15, 1992. Book [\[ps
(HTTP)\]](http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/project/mach/public/doc/osf/kernel_interface.ps),
[\[ps
(FTP)\]](ftp://ftp.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/project/mach/public/doc/osf/kernel_interface.ps)."
kernel_principles:
"Mach 3 Kernel Principles. Open Software Foundation and Carnegie Mellon
University. Keith Loepere. NORMA-MK12: July 15, 1992. Book [\[ps
(HTTP)\]](http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/project/mach/public/doc/osf/kernel_principles.ps),
[\[ps
(FTP)\]](ftp://ftp.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/project/mach/public/doc/osf/kernel_principles.ps)."
server_interface:
"Mach 3 Server Writer’s Interfaces. Open Software Foundation and Carnegie
Mellon University. Keith Loepere, Editor. NORMA-MK12, user15: July 15,
1992. Book [\[ps
(HTTP)\]](http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/project/mach/public/doc/osf/server_interface.ps),
[\[ps
(FTP)\]](ftp://ftp.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/project/mach/public/doc/osf/server_interface.ps)."
server_writer:
"Mach 3 Server Writer’s Guide. Open Software Foundation and Carnegie Mellon
University. Keith Loepere, Editor. NORMA-MK12, user15: July 15, 1992. Book
[\[ps
(HTTP)\]](http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/project/mach/public/doc/osf/server_writer.ps),
[\[ps
(FTP)\]](ftp://ftp.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/project/mach/public/doc/osf/server_writer.ps)."
vm:
"R. Rashid, A. Tevanian, M. Young, D. Golub, and R. Baron,
Machine-Independent Virtual Memory Management for Paged Uniprocessor and
Multiprocessor Architectures, 2nd ACM Symposium on Architectural Support for
Programming Languages and Operating Systems (ASPLOS), October 1987. Paper
[\[pdf\]](http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.111.7918&rep=rep1&type=pdf),
presentation
[\[ppt\]](http://www2.cs.uh.edu/~paris/6360/PowerPoint/Mach.ppt)."
"""]]
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