List of Figures

• 2.1 System calls
• 2.2 Initial resource hierarchy (not used)
• 2.3 Basic resource hierarchy
• 2.4 Containers and allocators
• 2.5 Architecture awareness support: Navigators and Inspectors.
• 2.6 Storage of Portals for two different applications.
• 2.7 Hardware resource containers and elementary units.
• 5.1 Relationship among Shuttles, Portals, DTLBs and other resources.
• 5.2 Shuttle activations: system calls and up-calls.