Suspension of Processes in a Multiprocessing Computer System.

Abstract

The document defines the notion of a suspension capability and sets down the requirements such a capability makes on a computing system. A simple model of a computing system enables a more detailed statement of those requirements. A cursory investigation of the Multics computing system shows why it is difficult to implement a suspension capability in multiprocessing systems with direct sharing, and, in particular, in Multics. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0713989

Entities

People

  • Carla M. Vogt

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computers

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Parallel and Distributed Computing.
  • Systems Analysis and Design