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2.1 The kernel modules and the source hiearchy
2.1.1 The kernel library
2.1.2 The source code hierarchy
2.2 Exporting system objects
2.2.1 Traps and the OO model
2.2.2 Tying portals and methods together
2.3 Resource building blocks
2.3.1 Protection
2.3.2 Reference counting
2.3.3 Synchronizing system resources
2.3.3.1 Locks
2.3.3.2 Kernel bureaucracy
2.3.4 Sequencers
2.4 System resources
2.4.1 Identifiers
2.4.2 Containers and resource units
2.4.3 Resource availability
2.4.4 Freezing resources
2.4.5 Architecture awareness support
2.4.5.1 Navigation
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2.4.6 Resource Allocators
2.4.6.1 Resource allocator
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2.4.7 Resource revocation
2.4.8 Allocation statistics
2.4.9 Allocators used in the kernel
2.4.9.1 The bitmap allocator
2.4.9.2 The software allocator
2.4.9.3 The fixed allocator
2.4.9.4 The sparse allocator
2.4.9.5 The paging block allocator
2.4.9.6 Kernel allocators
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2.5 Hardware resources
2.6 Abstract resources
2.7 Resource unit availability: Relocation tables
2.7.1 Delivering Missing exceptions
2.8 Domains and resource allocation
2.9 Compilation information
Francisco J. Ballesteros
1998-05-25
