Operating systems specialization (invited talk) (abstract only)
Jonathan Walpole · 1999
This talk will present a systems-centric view of the opportunities, effectiveness, and challenges of applying specialization techniques to operating systems. The first part of the talk will focus on our experiences using manual and then tool-assisted specialization in the systematic optimization of legacy operating systems software. These experiences were gained in the Synthetix project which explored the use of static, dynamic and incremental optimistic specialization in a variety of operating system contexts, including file system calls in HP-UX, Linux signal delivery, Berkeley packet filter processing, and Sun RPC. The second part of the talk will focus on the lessons learned in Synthetix, the implications for systems, and the key opportunities and challenges for future research.