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Mac OS X Darwin and Ubuntu Linux: Comparison of Some Common Operating System Algorithms

Date: January 2008
Type: White Paper
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Overview: This research paper from Carnegie Mellon University conducted a basic numerical analysis of the Macintosh OS X Darwin kernel and Ubuntu Linux 2.6 kernel by testing several different aspects inherent to the operating system. To exercise file I/O handling they examined the repeated creation of small text files. They also examined disk cache behavior by attempting to overflow the cache with junk data. To test memory duress response, they exposed the kernel to malignant processes and analyzed the resultant data.


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