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LISA
2004
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Nix: A Safe and Policy-Free System for Software Deployment
Eelco Dolstra, Merijn de Jonge, Eelco Visser
LISA
2004
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PatchMaker: A Physical Network Patch Manager Tool
PatchMaker is a network management tool that tracks and stores descriptions of physical network patches in a database. Physical patches are cables that connect switches, patch pan...
Joseph R. Crouthamel, James M. Roberts, Christophe...
JVM
2004
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Towards Scalable Multiprocessor Virtual Machines
A multiprocessor virtual machine benefits its guest operating system in supporting scalable job throughput and request latency--useful properties in server consolidation where ser...
Volkmar Uhlig, Joshua LeVasseur, Espen Skoglund, U...
JVM
2004
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Solaris Zones: Operating System Support for Server Consolidation
e a new operating system abstraction for partitioning systems, allowing multiple applications to run in isolation from each other on the same physical hardware. This isolation prev...
Andrew Tucker, David Comay
BSDCON
2003
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ULE: A Modern Scheduler for FreeBSD
The existing thread scheduler in FreeBSD was well suited towards the computing environment that it was developed in. As the priorities and hardware targets of the project have cha...
Jeff Roberson
BSDCON
2003
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An Automated Binary Security Update System for FreeBSD
With the present trend towards increased reliance upon computer systems, the provision and prompt application of security patches is becoming vital. Developers of all operating sy...
Colin Percival
BSDCON
2003
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build.sh: Cross-building NetBSD
NetBSD has a cross build infrastructure which allows cross-building of an entire NetBSD release including bootable distribution media. The build process does not require root priv...
Luke Mewburn, Matthew Green
BSDCON
2003
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GBDE-GEOM Based Disk Encryption
The ever increasing mobility of computers has made protection of data on digital storage media an important requirement in a number of applications and situations. GBDE is a stron...
Poul-Henning Kamp
BSDCON
2003
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Reasoning about SMP in FreeBSD
While the subject of SMP locking primitives has been well covered in the literature [Val][Schm][Bald][Leh], there has been relatively little discussion on the rationale and proces...
Jeffrey Hsu