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JSS
2010
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15 years 4 months ago
The Linux kernel as a case study in software evolution
We use 810 versions of the Linux kernel, released over a period of 14 years, to characterize the system’s evolution, using Lehman’s laws of software evolution as a basis. We i...
Ayelet Israeli, Dror G. Feitelson
CIDR
2011
221views Algorithms» more  CIDR 2011»
14 years 10 months ago
Deuteronomy: Transaction Support for Cloud Data
The Deuteronomy system supports efficient and scalable ACID transactions in the cloud by decomposing functions of a database storage engine kernel into: (a) a transactional compon...
Justin J. Levandoski, David B. Lomet, Mohamed F. M...
DEXA
1998
Springer
119views Database» more  DEXA 1998»
15 years 10 months ago
Building Consistent Sample Databases to Support Information System Evolution and Migration
Prototype databases are needed in any information system development process to support data-intensive applications development. It is common practice to populate these databases u...
Jesus Bisbal, Bing Wu, Deirdre Lawless, Jane Grims...
USENIX
2001
15 years 7 months ago
Improving the FreeBSD SMP Implementation
UNIX-derived operating systems have traditionally have a simplistic approach to process synchronization which is unsuited to multiprocessor application. Initial FreeBSD SMP suppor...
Greg Lehey
ICDCS
2010
IEEE
15 years 3 months ago
Versatile Stack Management for Multitasking Sensor Networks
Abstract--The networked application environment has motivated the development of multitasking operating systems for sensor networks and other low-power electronic devices, but thei...
Rui Chu, Lin Gu, Yunhao Liu, Mo Li, Xicheng Lu