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The info page says that xv6 was released in Fall 2006. What's new?
by roxtar 15y ago
The info page says that xv6 was released in Fall 2006. What's new?
- rtm 15y agoAddress spaces based on paging rather than segments. Much clearer context switching code. File system crash recovery via logging.
- tankenmate 15y agoAnd now using the HLT instruction so you don't chew CPU power unnecessarily, great for QEMU etc on laptops. I just sent you a patch. Edit: all the user tests passed.
- tankenmate 15y agoOne thing I forgot to mention, now that the scheduler code has been changed the famous "you are not expected to understand this" comment is gone.